---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the process and fees associated with the registration and title of vessels, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles. (Formerly HSB 44.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the process and fees associated with the registration and title of vessels, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles. (Formerly HSB 44.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 389"
citation: "Iowa HF 389 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["all-terrain vehicles", "boats and vessels", "certificates of title", "off-road utility vehicles", "sailboats", "snowmobiles", "transfers of ownership"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1221a94f-ad39-4a28-90d9-ee8a64cadb49"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 389&ga=88"
source_hash: "5a8a61def2218ff87993b288ca5017aa6502e3c66cbf0e8aca33f6c16890d78c"
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 389 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the process and fees associated with the registration and title of vessels, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles. (Formerly HSB 44.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/HF389.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF389.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-02-21** Fiscal note.
- **2019-03-12** Passed House, yeas 95, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-13** Message from House.
- **2019-03-13** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Subcommittee: Zumbach, Brown, and J. Smith.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-15** Attached to companion SF 623.
- **2019-04-18** Substituted for SF 623.
- **2019-04-18** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-03** 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/1221a94f-ad39-4a28-90d9-ee8a64cadb49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).