---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to low-speed electric bicycles, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 80.) Effective date: 07/01/2021. Applicability date: 07/01/2021, 01/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to low-speed electric bicycles, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 80.) Effective date: 07/01/2021. Applicability date: 07/01/2021, 01/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 493"
citation: "Iowa HF 493 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bicycling", "motorized bicycles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b825e4a-406e-4103-aa1c-65b5c734ed3d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 493&ga=89"
source_hash: "34f73efe14c8015e1003e82fbf1a85bc77188c66003c08a88d734b8a1c05837d"
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 493 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to low-speed electric bicycles, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 80.) Effective date: 07/01/2021. Applicability date: 07/01/2021, 01/01/2022.

## 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/HF493.html)
2. **Amendment H-1388** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1388.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3112** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3112.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF493_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF493.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Fiscal note.
- **2021-02-23** Passed House, yeas 93, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-02-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-23** Message from House.
- **2021-02-23** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Subcommittee: Koelker, Dickey, and Giddens.
- **2021-03-22** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/24/2021 11:30AM RM 24A.
- **2021-03-24** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2021-03-31** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Amendment S-3112 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-13** Amendment S-3112 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-13** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-13** Senate amendment H-1388 filed.
- **2021-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1388.
- **2021-04-20** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-21** Message from House.
- **2021-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-24** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b825e4a-406e-4103-aa1c-65b5c734ed3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).