---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act allowing the use of a leashed dog to track and retrieve a wounded deer and providing a penalty. (Formerly HF 657, HF 363.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act allowing the use of a leashed dog to track and retrieve a wounded deer and providing a penalty. (Formerly HF 657, HF 363.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2455"
citation: "Iowa HF 2455 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["animals", "canine animals", "deer", "hunting", "natural resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-19"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d81af04-7173-4dd4-b4ab-f9b703a5c4da"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2455&ga=88"
source_hash: "f71d749717edad02b5b8386613709a9a76b0c6394105573dde844a517c386feb"
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 2455 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act allowing the use of a leashed dog to track and retrieve a wounded deer and providing a penalty. (Formerly HF 657, HF 363.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/HF2455.html)
2. **Amendment H-8060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8060.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5119** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5119.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF2455.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF2455.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2455.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-03-03** Amendment H-8060 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-04** Amendment H-8060 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-04** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-04** Message from House.
- **2020-03-04** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-05** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Kapucian, and Lykam.
- **2020-06-04** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5119 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-10** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-25** 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/6d81af04-7173-4dd4-b4ab-f9b703a5c4da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).