---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the administration of the state forest nurseries. (Formerly HF 391.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the administration of the state forest nurseries. (Formerly HF 391.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 511"
citation: "Iowa HF 511 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administrative rules", "forestry", "natural resource commission", "natural resources department", "nurseries", "nursery stock", "plants (vegetation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2017-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edf96700-807c-4f03-abcc-1bea34ba4290"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 511&ga=87"
source_hash: "8ffa80425ccd9773d0a3cd50755d0c55144e1d77f44bcea5411ebd8fe3c85475"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 511 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the administration of the state forest nurseries. (Formerly HF 391.) Effective 7-1-17.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/HF511.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF511.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **91–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Passed House, ayes 91, nays 2. `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-14** Message from House.
- **2017-03-14** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Subcommittee: Shipley, Greene, and Lykam.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-06** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edf96700-807c-4f03-abcc-1bea34ba4290`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).