republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2025-2026/hf-863.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.	A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2025-2026	HF 863	Iowa HF 863 (2025-2026)	bill	boats and vessels lights natural resource commission	enacted		4	23	1	2025-03-07	2026-04-16	openstates	ocd-bill/6277b6b7-c7e0-48b3-82a6-1e9f3f56c07a	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 863&ga=91	1c0da12ad2c3c69f5bf1a2e14054bc730b373fb082aa69a9e86b42f456929629	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa HF 863 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Enrolled with Governor's Action (committee substitute) — source
3. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 46–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2025-03-07 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2025-04-03 Referred to Natural Resources. referral-committee
• 2026-01-27 Subcommittee: Wulf, Collins and Nielsen.
• 2026-01-28 Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 8:30AM House Lounge 2.
• 2026-01-29 Subcommittee recommends passage. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-10 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2026-02-10 Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays,2. Excused, 1.
• 2026-02-12 Placed on calendar.
• 2026-02-26 Passed House, yeas 89, nays 1. passage
• 2026-02-26 Immediate message.
• 2026-03-02 Message from House.
• 2026-03-02 Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. reading-1
• 2026-03-03 Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Hardman, and Pike.
• 2026-03-05 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
• 2026-03-09 Subcommittee recommends passage. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-18 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2026-03-18 Placed on calendar.
• 2026-03-26 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2026-03-31 Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. passage
• 2026-03-31 Immediate message.
• 2026-04-01 Message from Senate.
• 2026-04-16 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
• 2026-04-16 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6277b6b7-c7e0-48b3-82a6-1e9f3f56c07a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).