---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to public safety nuisances at adult establishments that provide nude or topless dancing or operate any other adult-oriented business, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to public safety nuisances at adult establishments that provide nude or topless dancing or operate any other adult-oriented business, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2531"
citation: "Iowa HF 2531 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult persons", "nuisances", "riots", "safety", "sexual activity", "tort law", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46df7344-cebc-4bca-beeb-011707787d19"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2531&ga=90"
source_hash: "5db5a642de15f680c7f0e81bf64fde11affe255dca3ae38cdab33db9d4d1fc54"
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 2531 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to public safety nuisances at adult establishments that provide nude or topless dancing or operate any other adult-oriented business, and making penalties applicable.

## 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/HF2531.html)
2. **Amendment H-8293** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8293.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5094.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2531_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2531.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-26** Fiscal note.
- **2024-03-07** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-11** Message from House.
- **2024-03-11** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-11** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Bisignano, and Webster.
- **2024-03-11** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2024 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2024-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-25** Amendment S-5094 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09** Amendment S-5094 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-09** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-09** Senate amendment H-8293 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-10** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8293.
- **2024-04-10** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-10** Message from House.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** Fiscal note.
- **2024-05-01** 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/46df7344-cebc-4bca-beeb-011707787d19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).