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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act prohibiting a governing board of a public college or university from adopting or enforcing any policy or rule that prohibits a person from carrying, transporting, or possessing a dangerous weapon producing a nonprojectile high-voltage pulse designed to immobilize a person in the buildings or on the grounds of such a college or university. (Formerly SF 120.) Effective 7-1-19."
+description: "A bill for an act prohibiting a governing board of a public college or university from adopting or enforcing any policy or rule that prohibits a person from carrying, transporting, or possessing a dangerous weapon producing a nonprojectile high-voltage pulse designed to immobilize a person in the buildings or on the grounds of such a college or university. (Formerly SF 120.) Effective 7-1-19."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "SF 188"
+citation: "Iowa SF 188 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["colleges and universities", "community colleges", "electronic weapons", "regents board", "tasers", "weapons"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2019-02-05"
+last_action: "2019-05-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/753241e3-1e1f-4b92-9200-af9166ec7cc0"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 188&ga=88"
+source_hash: "17c27cb5ac69b084a508af4665da5c0a579023fa25bf8bf471911bf9c4dab5ae"
+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 188 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act prohibiting a governing board of a public college or university from adopting or enforcing any policy or rule that prohibits a person from carrying, transporting, or possessing a dangerous weapon producing a nonprojectile high-voltage pulse designed to immobilize a person in the buildings or on the grounds of such a college or university. (Formerly SF 120.) Effective 7-1-19.
+
+## 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/SF188.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1228** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1228.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-1229** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1229.pdf)
+4. **Amendment H-1230** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1230.pdf)
+5. **Amendment H-1235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1235.pdf)
+6. **Amendment H-1265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1265.pdf)
+7. **Amendment S-3170** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3170.pdf)
+8. **Amendment S-3196** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3196.pdf)
+9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF188.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **64–34** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **60–37** (pass) · lower
+- Shall amendment H-1230 be adopted? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall amendment H-1228 be adopted? — **47–52** (fail) · lower
+- Shall the motion to concur be adopted? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **38–11** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **39–9** (pass) · upper
+- Shall amendment S-3196 to House amendment S-3170 be adopted? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2019-02-05** Committee report, approving bill.
+- **2019-03-13** Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 9. `passage`
+- **2019-03-13** Immediate message.
+- **2019-03-13** Message from Senate.
+- **2019-03-13** Read first time, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-20** Subcommittee: Windschitl, Kerr and Thede.
+- **2019-03-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2019 8:15AM House Lounge.
+- **2019-04-02** Subcommittee recommends passage.
+- **2019-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2019-04-16** Amendment H-1228 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-04-16** Amendment H-1229 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-04-16** Amendment H-1235 to H-1229 filed, adopted.
+- **2019-04-16** Amendment H-1229 lost, as amended.
+- **2019-04-16** Amendment H-1230 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-16** Passed House, yeas 60 nays 37. `passage`
+- **2019-04-16** Immediate message.
+- **2019-04-17** Message from House, with amendment S-3170.
+- **2019-04-22** Amendment S-3196 to S-3170 filed, adopted.
+- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred with S-3170, as amended.
+- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 11. `passage`
+- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
+- **2019-04-22** Message from Senate.
+- **2019-04-22** Senate amendment H-1265 filed.
+- **2019-04-23** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1265.
+- **2019-04-23** Passed House, yeas 64 nays 34. `passage`
+- **2019-04-24** Explanation of vote.
+- **2019-04-23** Immediate message.
+- **2019-04-24** Message from House.
+- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
+- **2019-05-09** 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/753241e3-1e1f-4b92-9200-af9166ec7cc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+