---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing limited immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions for persons under twenty-one years of age who report, seek, or require emergency assistance for alcohol overdoses, and modifying penalties. (Formerly HSB 175.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act providing limited immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions for persons under twenty-one years of age who report, seek, or require emergency assistance for alcohol overdoses, and modifying penalties. (Formerly HSB 175.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 684"
citation: "Iowa HF 684 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alcoholic beverages", "crime victims", "criminal law", "drinking age", "driver's licenses", "emergency medical care", "falsification", "immunity", "intoxication", "juvenile justice", "minors", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-11"
last_action: "2020-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1595f7cb-f623-47ba-b989-90ef7a60ec6d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 684&ga=88"
source_hash: "8dc616890b5f0c8f27652c5f5cba0a58cec92728eeb95c2d66f744661e3d2cd9"
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 684 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act providing limited immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions for persons under twenty-one years of age who report, seek, or require emergency assistance for alcohol overdoses, and modifying penalties. (Formerly HSB 175.) 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/HF684.html)
2. **Amendment H-8262** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8262.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5114** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5114.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF684.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–3** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Fiscal note.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-27** Referred to Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Subcommittee: Klein, Breckenridge and Jeneary.
- **2020-02-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2020 8:30AM RM 308.
- **2020-02-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-19** Placed on calendar
- **2020-03-03** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 3. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-03** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-03** Message from House.
- **2020-03-03** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** Subcommittee: Zaun, Bisignano, and Sinclair.
- **2020-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2020 12:30PM RM 315.
- **2020-06-09** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-09** Amendment S-5114 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5114 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 2. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-11** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-11** Senate amendment H-8262 filed.
- **2020-06-12** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8262.
- **2020-06-12** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 1. `passage`
- **2020-06-12** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-12** Message from House.
- **2020-07-13** Fiscal note.
- **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/1595f7cb-f623-47ba-b989-90ef7a60ec6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).