---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act prohibiting interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 188.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act prohibiting interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 188.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 655"
citation: "Iowa HF 655 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["animals", "common carriers", "livestock", "transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/426d3329-b404-4b1b-be74-26c90b524413"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 655&ga=89"
source_hash: "46a5a989cd8d3e338f6a18c7addc9de0c1c7b8a298faa40b6e668096576006b5"
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 655 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act prohibiting interference with the transportation of an agricultural animal, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 188.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/HF655.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF655_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF655.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-10** Message from House.
- **2021-03-10** Read first time, attached to companion SF 421. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Substituted for SF 421.
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-23** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-12** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-12** 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/426d3329-b404-4b1b-be74-26c90b524413`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).