---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners for negligently hiring employees, agents, or independent contractors convicted of a public offense. (Formerly HF 471.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners for negligently hiring employees, agents, or independent contractors convicted of a public offense. (Formerly HF 471.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 650"
citation: "Iowa HF 650 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil liability", "claims", "contractors", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "labor and employment", "negligence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-06"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55c9536e-ee3c-4aa5-8ff7-a19dde607750"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 650&ga=88"
source_hash: "659f49b164e86d57ab680e26222fc6d6f24374677446e701f0e3353bf3deab6e"
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 650 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners for negligently hiring employees, agents, or independent contractors convicted of a public offense. (Formerly HF 471.) 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/HF650.html)
2. **Amendment H-1013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1013.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1018.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF650.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF650.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF650.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Amendment H-1013 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Amendment H-1018 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Amendment H-1018 to H-1013 adopted.
- **2019-03-14** Amendment H-1013 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-14** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-18** Message from House.
- **2019-03-18** Read first time and attached to similar SF 580. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-08** Substituted for SF 580.
- **2019-04-08** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-08** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-17** 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/55c9536e-ee3c-4aa5-8ff7-a19dde607750`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).