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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to taking coyotes while using an artificial source of light. (Formerly SF 374.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to taking coyotes while using an artificial source of light. (Formerly SF 374.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 537"
citation: "Iowa SF 537 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["coyotes", "hunting", "lights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2020-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc833de8-39bc-4571-a9da-4e886bc1b37e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 537&ga=88"
source_hash: "6d9d47553639b1da07b16d8672582d9af8049a4e431cce8bda77b9b8cd10c275"
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 537 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to taking coyotes while using an artificial source of light. (Formerly SF 374.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
## 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/88/attachments/SF537.html)
2. **Amendment H-8051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8051.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8064** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8064.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3031** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3031.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5064** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5064.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF537.html)
7. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF537.html)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF537.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-13** Amendment S-3031 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-13** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-13** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-18** Subcommittee: Shipley, Breckenridge and Osmundson.
- **2019-03-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2019 12:30PM House Lounge.
- **2020-01-23** Subcommittee reassigned: Jeneary, Steckman and Zumbach.
- **2020-01-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2020 12:00PM House Lounge.
- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2020-02-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-13** Placed on calendar
- **2020-03-02** CORRECTION: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
- **2020-03-02** Committee amendment H-8051 filed.
- **2020-03-03** Amendment H-8064 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-04** Amendment H-8064, to committee amendment H-8051 adopted.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment H-8051 adopted, as amended.
- **2020-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-04** Message from House, with amendment S-5064.
- **2020-03-11** Senate concurred with S-5064.
- **2020-03-11** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-11** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-01** 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/fc833de8-39bc-4571-a9da-4e886bc1b37e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).