---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to roofs on private docks and required insurance."
description: "A bill for an act relating to roofs on private docks and required insurance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 710"
citation: "Iowa HF 710 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["docks", "insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-03"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcbbf4af-c9c4-4e11-b51a-7f57aafc6752"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 710&ga=91"
source_hash: "dc3f4e2647cbef765cd70453162cc94edbab03afb85d4919eaf4f9f60efebb5b"
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 710 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to roofs on private docks and required insurance.

## 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/HF710.html)
2. **Amendment H-1279** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1279.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3066** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3066.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3127** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3127.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF710.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF710_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF710.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **44–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-17** Message from House.
- **2025-03-17** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Subcommittee: De Witt, Bennett, and Sires.
- **2025-04-02** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 3:30PM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee reassigned: De Witt, Bennett, and Sweeney.
- **2025-04-03** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Amendment S-3066 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-23** Amendment S-3127 to S-3066 filed, adopted.
- **2025-04-23** Amendment S-3066 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 4. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-23** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-23** Senate amendment H-1279 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-24** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1279.
- **2025-04-24** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-28** Message from House.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/dcbbf4af-c9c4-4e11-b51a-7f57aafc6752`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).