---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to criminal trespass and modifying penalties. Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to criminal trespass and modifying penalties. Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 69"
citation: "Iowa HF 69 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "criminal offenders", "deer", "fines", "hate crimes", "hunting", "misdemeanors", "property", "real property", "scheduled violations", "trespassing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-23"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fb025bf-366e-4b02-993a-ac620c0b69ce"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 69&ga=87"
source_hash: "483fe2f2a8c2a435afaab8497b014f1fa56cfaa3567ba460f0689d5b31e249fe"
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 69 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to criminal trespass and modifying penalties. 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/HF69.html)
2. **Amendment H-1013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1013.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1340** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1340.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1373** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1373.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3317** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3317.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3318** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3318.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3350** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3350.pdf)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF69.html)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF69.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3318 be adopted? — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-23** Introduced, referred to Judiciary. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** Subcommittee: Heartsill, Hinson and Wessel-Kroeschell.
- **2017-02-06** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-06** Committee amendment H-1013 filed.
- **2017-02-15** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-07** Committee amendment H-1013 adopted.
- **2017-03-07** Passed House, ayes 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-08** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-08** Message from House.
- **2017-03-08** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Subcommittee: Shipley, Bisignano, and Sinclair.
- **2017-03-28** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-07** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-13** Amendment S-3318 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-13** Amendment S-3317 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-13** Passed Senate, ayes 44, nays 5. `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-13** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-13** Senate amendment H-1340 filed.
- **2017-04-17** Amendment H-1373 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-18** Amendment H-1373 to Senate amendment H-1340 adopted.
- **2017-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1340, as amended.
- **2017-04-18** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-19** Message from House, with amendment S-3350.
- **2017-04-19** Senate concurred with S-3350.
- **2017-04-19** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-20** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** 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/5fb025bf-366e-4b02-993a-ac620c0b69ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).