---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to taking certain animals that are deemed a nuisance."
description: "A bill for an act relating to taking certain animals that are deemed a nuisance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 317"
citation: "Iowa HF 317 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agricultural land", "animals", "fur-bearing animals", "hunting", "natural resource commission", "nuisances", "wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1245f428-e4b8-4c2b-b980-c6036afce946"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 317&ga=90"
source_hash: "e6145597bbd2cf4b6508031bff2b374dde7c749291294d473a39b19a55a13851"
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 317 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to taking certain animals that are deemed a nuisance.

## 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/HF317.html)
2. **Amendment H-1027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1027.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF317.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF317_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF317.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **87–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Amendment H-1027 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Amendment H-1027 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Passed House, yeas 87, nays 11. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-07** Message from House.
- **2023-03-07** Read first time, attached to SF 358. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-17** Substituted for SF 358.
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-28** 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/1245f428-e4b8-4c2b-b980-c6036afce946`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).