---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to residents under sixteen years of age accompanying an adult who is hunting or trapping. (Formerly HF 2044.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to residents under sixteen years of age accompanying an adult who is hunting or trapping. (Formerly HF 2044.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2209"
citation: "Iowa HF 2209 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult persons", "children", "fur-bearing animals", "furs", "hunting", "residence", "trapping"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/326aff27-3692-4968-bd21-25279a06146f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2209&ga=89"
source_hash: "b5b96e07e3448e6456cde76ba2c8bbcb2dcd3463723e0e31707cda4e927dd14b"
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 2209 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to residents under sixteen years of age accompanying an adult who is hunting or trapping. (Formerly HF 2044.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2209.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2209_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2209.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-03-10** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-10** Message from House.
- **2022-03-10** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-14** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Boulton, and Rozenboom.
- **2022-03-15** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2022 10:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2022-03-16** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-05-23** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-05-23** Immediate message.
- **2022-05-23** Message from Senate.
- **2022-06-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-17** 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/326aff27-3692-4968-bd21-25279a06146f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).