---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles."
description: "A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2617"
citation: "Iowa HF 2617 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["abandoned vehicles", "motor vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77c9e666-d7a6-4bc9-ad9a-a85f0a1dbb2c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2617&ga=91"
source_hash: "537dba150c23ed5ef65f0b7eb7dc6e36deafa33740aa6b1bb02172bde9639148"
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 2617 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2617.html)
2. **Amendment H-8140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8140.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8147** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8147.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8460** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8460.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5245** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5245.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2617.html)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2617.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2617_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2617.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8140 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8147 to amendment H-8140 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8140 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 84, nays 13. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
- **2026-03-05** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-25** Attached to SF 2475.
- **2026-05-01** Substituted for SF 2475.
- **2026-05-01** Amendment S-5245 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-01** Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-01** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-01** Senate amendment H-8460 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-02** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8460.
- **2026-05-02** Passed House, yeas 85, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanations of votes.
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from House.
- **2026-05-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** 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/77c9e666-d7a6-4bc9-ad9a-a85f0a1dbb2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).