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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act providing for notarial acts, including by providing for the use of electronic media, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1116.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill."
+description: "A bill for an act providing for notarial acts, including by providing for the use of electronic media, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1116.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "SF 475"
+citation: "Iowa SF 475 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["conveyances (real estate)", "county recorders", "electronic transactions", "encumbrances", "identification information", "notarial acts", "real property"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-03-05"
+last_action: "2019-04-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844c54e2-71c0-4712-a43b-452c4f2e82bf"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 475&ga=88"
+source_hash: "2fdb8bba82e6d06dbe4d4a3780f315ea05aa29979f5bef899bc7441051b8afa9"
+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 475 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act providing for notarial acts, including by providing for the use of electronic media, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1116.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill.
+
+## 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/SF475.html)
+2. **Amendment S-3082** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3082.pdf)
+3. **Amendment S-3097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3097.pdf)
+4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF475.html)
+5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF475.html)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF475.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **95–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2019-03-05** Committee report, approving bill.
+- **2019-03-27** Amendment S-3082 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-04-01** Amendment S-3097 to S-3082 filed, adopted.
+- **2019-04-01** Amendment S-3082 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2019-04-01** Immediate message.
+- **2019-04-01** Message from Senate.
+- **2019-04-02** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-17** Substituted for HF 736.
+- **2019-04-17** Passed House, yeas 95 nays 2. `passage`
+- **2019-04-24** Explanation of vote.
+- **2019-04-17** Immediate message.
+- **2019-04-17** Message from House.
+- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
+- **2019-04-29** 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/844c54e2-71c0-4712-a43b-452c4f2e82bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+