---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 649"
citation: "Iowa HF 649 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["human trafficking"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a713b999-7a09-406e-86f8-e02b598a0c1b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 649&ga=91"
source_hash: "3584a7ad02749994732723bf32878acf37c976477f3d838892948d064e027e96"
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 649 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, 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/91/attachments/HF649.html)
2. **Amendment H-1137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1137.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1145** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1145.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1149.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF649.html)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF649.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF649_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF649.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Amendment H-1137 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Fiscal note.
- **2025-03-20** Amendment H-1149 to amendment H-1137 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Amendment H-1137 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Amendment H-1145 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-24** Message from House.
- **2025-03-24** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Webster, Garrett, and Petersen.
- **2025-03-26** Fiscal note.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-23** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-19** 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/a713b999-7a09-406e-86f8-e02b598a0c1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).