---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 863"
citation: "Iowa HF 863 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boats and vessels", "lights", "natural resource commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6277b6b7-c7e0-48b3-82a6-1e9f3f56c07a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 863&ga=91"
source_hash: "1c0da12ad2c3c69f5bf1a2e14054bc730b373fb082aa69a9e86b42f456929629"
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 863 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.

## 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/HF863.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF863.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF863_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF863.html)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Subcommittee: Wulf, Collins and Nielsen.
- **2026-01-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 8:30AM House Lounge 2.
- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays,2. Excused, 1.
- **2026-02-12** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-02-26** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 1. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-02** Message from House.
- **2026-03-02** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Hardman, and Pike.
- **2026-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2026-03-09** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-03-31** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-01** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-16** 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/6277b6b7-c7e0-48b3-82a6-1e9f3f56c07a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).