---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to trapping by persons under the age of sixteen."
description: "A bill for an act relating to trapping by persons under the age of sixteen."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2249"
citation: "Iowa HF 2249 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["children", "furs", "harvesting", "hunting", "minors", "trapping"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9e1fd8e-7071-4b77-abf5-b023fc19c3ac"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2249&ga=90"
source_hash: "e260397a2cc9713531a1061e59d92d430dc69720f47f47ae36e85cdb37626c19"
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 2249 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to trapping by persons under the age of sixteen.

## 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/HF2249.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2249_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2249.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-19** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-20** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from House.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-21** Subcommittee: Sweeney, Green, and Knox.
- **2024-02-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/28/2024 8:30AM Lobbyist Lounge.
- **2024-02-28** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-10** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-10** 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/f9e1fd8e-7071-4b77-abf5-b023fc19c3ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).