---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to hunting by persons under the age of sixteen. (Formerly HF 164.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to hunting by persons under the age of sixteen. (Formerly HF 164.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 599"
citation: "Iowa HF 599 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["hunting", "minors", "natural resources department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7859b4e6-1a02-4abf-a198-5ffb0e893530"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 599&ga=88"
source_hash: "89402414bb50998a17ed0994acb366f4cf38c77289205f506c003a0283ddbc27"
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 599 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to hunting by persons under the age of sixteen. (Formerly HF 164.) 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/HF599.html)
2. **Amendment H-8309** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8309.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3120** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3120.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5152.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF599.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **87–11** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **38–11** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–5** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Passed House, yeas 87, nays 11. `passage`
- **2019-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-26** Message from House.
- **2019-03-26** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Boulton, and Shipley.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-04** Amendment S-3120 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2020-06-13** Amendment S-5152 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-13** Amendment S-3120 out of order.
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 11. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-13** Senate amendment H-8309 filed.
- **2020-06-13** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8309.
- **2020-06-13** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 5. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from House.
- **2020-06-24** 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/7859b4e6-1a02-4abf-a198-5ffb0e893530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).