---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to bestiality and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to bestiality and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2318"
citation: "Iowa HF 2318 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["animal husbandry", "animals", "bestiality", "felonies", "misdemeanors", "sexual activity", "veterinary medicine"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edf0a8ac-8a1b-4c6d-8dcb-ffc5d45ec059"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2318&ga=90"
source_hash: "ae6e5125d5286f7a4e60d95e66519bb0af0dfe25528bb692a03e97ad1aa5ef7d"
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 2318 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to bestiality 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/HF2318.html)
2. **Amendment H-8088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8088.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5032.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2318_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2318.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** Fiscal note.
- **2024-02-27** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-28** Message from House.
- **2024-02-28** Read first time, attached to SF 2180. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-28** Substituted for SF 2180.
- **2024-02-28** Amendment S-5032 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-28** Message from Senate.
- **2024-02-28** Senate amendment H-8088 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-13** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8088.
- **2024-03-13** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-14** Message from House.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edf0a8ac-8a1b-4c6d-8dcb-ffc5d45ec059`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).