---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks."
description: "A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 303"
citation: "Iowa SF 303 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city councils", "city government", "consumer affairs", "county boards of supervisors", "county government", "fireworks", "misdemeanors", "ordinances", "resolutions", "safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2f0c757-2dc6-4913-992b-954f6123007d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 303&ga=91"
source_hash: "3acf45025024c6bf0796d794ed84600086ec93ec66105b6b2369d29d01112da0"
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 303 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks.

## 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/SF303.html)
2. **Amendment H-1313** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1313.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3009** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3009.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3016** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3016.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF303.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF303_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF303.html)

## Votes

- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1313? — **25–65** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **51–39** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **31–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-13** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25** Amendment S-3009 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-04** Amendment S-3016 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Point of order raised on S-3016.
- **2025-03-11** Deferred.
- **2025-04-07** Amendments S-3009 and S-3016 withdrawn.
- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 16. `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-08** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-09** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-12** Substituted for HF 702.
- **2025-05-12** Amendment H-1313 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-12** Point of order raised on amendment H-1313, ruled not germane.
- **2025-05-12** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1313, yeas 25, nays 65.
- **2025-05-12** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2025-05-12** Passed House, yeas 51, nays 39. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-05-12** Immediate message.
- **2025-05-12** Message from House.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-19** 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/b2f0c757-2dc6-4913-992b-954f6123007d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).