---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate or signal, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate or signal, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 204"
citation: "Iowa HF 204 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["clerks of court", "courts", "misdemeanors", "motor vehicles", "railroad crossings", "railroads", "signals", "zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7e1f8d5-6c2e-4639-8418-46c3f6e35827"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 204&ga=90"
source_hash: "710b41866d998f13f3bfad25fc4d7ebd82d2e372989c95c68f1d805f7e268f4b"
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 204 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate or signal, and providing penalties.

## 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/90/attachments/HF204.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF204_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF204.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-15** Passed House, yeas 99 nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-16** Message from House.
- **2023-02-16** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22** Attached to SF 360.
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-06-05** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** Subcommittee: Shipley, Celsi, and Webster.
- **2024-02-01** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/06/2024 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2024-02-06** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** 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/a7e1f8d5-6c2e-4639-8418-46c3f6e35827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).