---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to bass fishing in the state. (Formerly SF 143.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to bass fishing in the state. (Formerly SF 143.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 257"
citation: "Iowa SF 257 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bass", "contests (competitions)", "fishing", "wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-15"
last_action: "2017-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6622724b-f705-4124-bb29-6d6a09e54181"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 257&ga=87"
source_hash: "39f39e11061fe4e7f4ac77755bf527b68c3f756a1e281566d8f3a58e912ee227"
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 SF 257 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to bass fishing in the state. (Formerly SF 143.) 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/SF257.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF257.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-15** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-01** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-01** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-03** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** Subcommittee: Cownie, Kerr and Thede.
- **2017-03-22** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-04** Message from House.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** 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/6622724b-f705-4124-bb29-6d6a09e54181`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).