---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 716"
citation: "Iowa HF 716 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["deer", "firearms", "hunting", "natural resource commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-12"
last_action: "2020-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66e7676a-6884-4141-84c7-569f9b5a2139"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 716&ga=88"
source_hash: "44d13d2f2d2aaa228a38fc103469ce8d8a6e7b8970a12679792b69d21038546b"
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 716 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/HF716.html)
2. **Amendment H-1044** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1044.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1059** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1059.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5122.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF716.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF716.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF716.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5122 be adopted? — **18–32** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1059 be adopted? — **46–50** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1044 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1059 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment H-1059 lost.
- **2019-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-20** Amendment H-1044 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Passed House, yeas 57, nays 40. `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-21** Message from House.
- **2019-03-21** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Celsi, and Shipley.
- **2020-02-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2020 4:30PM RM 315.
- **2020-02-12** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2020-02-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5122 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 13. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-10** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-18** 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/66e7676a-6884-4141-84c7-569f9b5a2139`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).