---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilities."
description: "A bill for an act relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 917"
citation: "Iowa HF 917 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil liability", "recreation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 29
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-11"
last_action: "2026-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45df2c53-4122-44ec-b3ef-9fda9437ef79"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 917&ga=91"
source_hash: "0f79af083c34399edcf363a44e7e270d32740427a859d23ec228d54063fe253e"
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 917 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilities.

## 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/HF917.html)
2. **Amendment H-8262** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8262.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5097.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF917.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF917_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF917.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Subcommittee: Behn, Johnson, R. and Meyer, A.
- **2026-02-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.
- **2026-02-18** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
- **2026-02-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
- **2026-03-05** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Dickey, Blake, and Webster.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge.
- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2026-03-16** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-16** Amendment S-5097 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-16** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-24** Amendment S-5097 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-25** Message from Senate.
- **2026-03-25** Senate amendment H-8262 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-31** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8262.
- **2026-03-31** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-31** Message from House.
- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-19** 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/45df2c53-4122-44ec-b3ef-9fda9437ef79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).