---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the operation of rescue vehicles when responding to an emergency, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 2158.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the operation of rescue vehicles when responding to an emergency, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 2158.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2302"
citation: "Iowa HF 2302 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["emergency management", "hazardous materials", "motor vehicles", "rescue vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-09"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4155a628-ba65-4898-ae2c-edd374d63939"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2302&ga=87"
source_hash: "daa18c198f5872744f5f00882c87bf00d5cdbec1e93ee9a94cc46448de8e52f8"
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 2302 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the operation of rescue vehicles when responding to an emergency, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 2158.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/87/attachments/HF2302.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2302.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2232. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** Substituted for SF 2232.
- **2018-03-07** Passed Senate, ayes 35, nays 14. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-21** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** 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/4155a628-ba65-4898-ae2c-edd374d63939`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).