---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of harassment or invasion of privacy, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 148.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of harassment or invasion of privacy, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 148.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 526"
citation: "Iowa HF 526 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "criminal offenders", "juvenile courts", "nudity", "privacy", "sex crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-06"
last_action: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6330c890-e877-44bb-b724-55950c7c6a3d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 526&ga=87"
source_hash: "4ab7a32cf58668155fca8643eb273850dc551072d3d6c8eaa82d9c42f8ef2506"
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 526 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of harassment or invasion of privacy, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 148.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/HF526.html)
2. **Amendment H-1237** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1237.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1326** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1326.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3271** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3271.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3298** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3298.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF526.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF526.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-23** Amendment H-1237 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment H-1237 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 1. `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-27** Message from House.
- **2017-03-27** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Subcommittee: Garrett, Edler, and Petersen.
- **2017-04-03** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03** Amendment S-3271 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-07** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-10** Amendment S-3298 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-11** Amendment S-3271 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-11** Amendment S-3298 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-11** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Senate amendment H-1326 filed.
- **2017-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1326.
- **2017-04-18** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-19** Message from House.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** 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/6330c890-e877-44bb-b724-55950c7c6a3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).