---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over certain property, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over certain property, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 572"
citation: "Iowa HF 572 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agricultural land", "agriculture", "aircraft", "airports", "animal feeding operations", "drones", "homesteads", "housing", "misdemeanors", "property", "real property", "residence", "residential property", "surveillance", "trespassing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2024-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50857df2-cf12-4b0d-a9b4-8c47c1003029"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 572&ga=90"
source_hash: "3ff04be5eef246867ea5aadef35e2d92a1e2e7f7b0a09d776f536ff221e76d83"
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 572 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over certain property, 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/HF572.html)
2. **Amendment H-1147** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1147.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1159** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1159.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1202.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF572.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF572_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF572.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **87–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** Fiscal note.
- **2023-03-21** Amendment H-1147 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment H-1159 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-11** Amendment H-1202 to amendment H-1147 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-11** Amendment H-1159 to amendment H-1147 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-11** Amendment H-1147 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-11** Passed House, yeas 87, nays 10. `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-12** Message from House.
- **2023-04-12** Read first time, attached to SF 520. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13** Fiscal note.
- **2023-06-05** Referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-31** * * * * * END OF [] ACTIONS * * * * *
- **2024-01-08** Subcommittee: Sweeney, Evans, and Knox.
- **2024-01-31** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/31/2024 4:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2024-02-01** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-02** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-03** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-03** Fiscal note.
- **2024-05-03** 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/50857df2-cf12-4b0d-a9b4-8c47c1003029`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).