---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 647"
citation: "Iowa HF 647 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["jurisdiction", "trials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad0f5610-6845-4069-a237-49b33b62e2e5"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 647&ga=91"
source_hash: "27c0bc503898a2a2b6355563fde66c6020d719bb6f53390b532cb498ac8546a4"
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 647 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses.

## 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/HF647.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF647.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF647_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF647.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-17** Message from House.
- **2025-03-17** Read first time, attached to SF 149. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-08** Substituted for SF 149.
- **2025-04-08** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-09** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-04-18** 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/ad0f5610-6845-4069-a237-49b33b62e2e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).