republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2017-2018/hf-2491.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations and related statutory changes involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection. (Formerly HSB 691.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations and related statutory changes involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection. (Formerly HSB 691.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2491"
citation: "Iowa HF 2491 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agriculture", "agriculture and land stewardship department", "air pollution", "air quality", "animal diseases", "animal feeding operations", "appropriations", "college of veterinary medicine", "colleges and universities", "cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics", "dairying", "dams", "disabilities", "diseases", "dog racing", "drainage", "education", "environment first fund", "environmental protection", "farming", "fish", "fish and game protection fund", "fishing", "floods", "food", "food safety", "forestry", "fuels", "gambling", "geology", "horse racing", "hungry canyons alliance", "hunting", "iowa geological survey", "iowa resources enhancement and protection program", "iowa state university", "livestock", "loess hills", "midwest grape and wine industry institute", "natural resources", "natural resources department", "nutrient reduction", "pari-mutuel wagering", "parks", "racing", "renewable energy", "rivers and streams", "snowmobiles", "soil and water conservation", "soil and water conservation districts", "soil conservation and water quality committee", "soil conservation and water quality division", "state geologist", "storage tanks", "trapping", "underground storage tanks", "university of iowa", "veterinary medicine", "water", "water pollution", "water quality", "watersheds", "wetlands", "wildlife"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 14
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-04-18"
last_action: "2018-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04fdf141-e826-4ab4-89e6-780c9f61b1ed"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2491&ga=87"
source_hash: "06dab122b7db5fdc72b99cf66c96dde67cd766d532c0383a4ed98d6bc457feee"
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 2491 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations and related statutory changes involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection. (Formerly HSB 691.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/87/attachments/HF2491.html)
2. **Amendment H-8393** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8393.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8394** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8394.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8399** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8399.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8400** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8400.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8401** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8401.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-8402** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8402.pdf)
8. **Amendment H-8403** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8403.pdf)
9. **Amendment H-8404** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8404.pdf)
10. **Amendment H-8405** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8405.pdf)
11. **Amendment H-8407** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8407.pdf)
12. **Amendment S-5261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5261.pdf)
13. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2491.html)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2491.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **57–37** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8407, to amendment H-8399, be adopted? — **39–56** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8403 be adopted? — **38–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8405? — **39–55** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-8404 be adopted? — **43–52** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8401 be adopted? — **37–58** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-18** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-04-18** NOBA: House Full Approps
- **2018-04-23** Amendment H-8393 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Amendment H-8394 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8399 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8407, to amendment H-8399 filed.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8407, to amendment H-8399 lost.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8399 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8401 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8401 lost.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8402 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8403 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8403 lost.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8404 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8404 lost.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8405 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Point of order raised on amendment H-8405.
- **2018-04-25** Speaker ruled point well taken and amendment H-8405 not germane.
- **2018-04-25** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8405.
- **2018-04-25** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8394 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8393 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-25** Amendment H-8400 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-04-25** Passed House, ayes 57, nays 37. `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Messaged to Senate
- **2018-04-26** NOBA: House Floor
- **2018-04-27** Message from House.
- **2018-04-27** Read first time and attached to similar SF 2409. `reading-1`
- **2018-04-30** Amendment S-5261 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Substituted for SF 2409.
- **2018-05-01** Point of order raised on S-5261, ruled out of order.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Senate, ayes 28, nays 21. `passage`
- **2018-05-01** Immediate message.
- **2018-05-01** NOBA: Final
- **2018-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2018-05-01** NOBA: Senate Floor
- **2018-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-01** NOBA: Graybook

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04fdf141-e826-4ab4-89e6-780c9f61b1ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).