---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act allowing certain vans and pickups to be used to transport pupils to activity events or from school to home in emergency situations. (Formerly HF 136.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act allowing certain vans and pickups to be used to transport pupils to activity events or from school to home in emergency situations. (Formerly HF 136.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 499"
citation: "Iowa HF 499 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["buses", "motor vehicles", "school buses", "school districts", "schools", "students", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcf6c8a1-7185-4d27-a080-424131894a7d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 499&ga=88"
source_hash: "f8fcc0deb54d931778396f5938e28a0843585a090fa50700404315a7e09c4714"
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 499 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act allowing certain vans and pickups to be used to transport pupils to activity events or from school to home in emergency situations. (Formerly HF 136.) 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/HF499.html)
2. **Amendment H-1257** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1257.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1307** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1307.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3193** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3193.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3235.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF499.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Passed House, yeas 95, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-19** Message from House.
- **2019-03-19** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Subcommittee: Breitbach, Kinney, and Koelker.
- **2019-03-25** Attached to similar SF 186.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-22** Substituted for SF 186.
- **2019-04-22** Amendment S-3193 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-22** Senate amendment H-1257 filed.
- **2019-04-24** Amendment H-1307 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Amendment H-1307 to Senate amendment H-1257 adopted.
- **2019-04-25** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1257, as amended.
- **2019-04-25** Passed House, yeas 99 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from House, with amendment S-3235 to H-1257.
- **2019-04-25** Senate concurred with S-3235.
- **2019-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-16** 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/fcf6c8a1-7185-4d27-a080-424131894a7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).