---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to unintentionally causing the death of a person by operating a motor vehicle at an excessive speed, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 5.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to unintentionally causing the death of a person by operating a motor vehicle at an excessive speed, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 5.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 753"
citation: "Iowa HF 753 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal offenders", "driving", "mortality", "motor vehicles", "speed limits", "vehicular homicide"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/395e7f6b-1dee-49c8-8be6-f1b4ebb1dace"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 753&ga=89"
source_hash: "2ccd51ab88ef036ccc99391cab4b79747336ad78d3bf1b5ec5b51321f58e04e3"
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 753 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to unintentionally causing the death of a person by operating a motor vehicle at an excessive speed, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 5.) 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/HF753.html)
2. **Amendment H-1210** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1210.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1211** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1211.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF753.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF753.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF753_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF753.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-15** Amendments H-1210 and H-1211 filed.
- **2021-03-23** Amendment H-1210 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Amendment H-1211 withdrawn.
- **2021-03-23** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-23** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-24** Message from House.
- **2021-03-24** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Subcommittee: Whiting, Bisignano, and Reichman.
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/29/2021 12:30PM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-03-29** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-04-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-05-05** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-05** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-20** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-11** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/395e7f6b-1dee-49c8-8be6-f1b4ebb1dace`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).