---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 481"
citation: "Iowa SF 481 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["aliens", "city government", "county government", "immigration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 14
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b3e945b-959e-48d5-9fdd-44c1bff02172"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 481&ga=87"
source_hash: "e216c7a47a902b76bb10dbd214f6471fad51f98f1313f742dcc42e11cf0352fc"
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 481 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.) 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/SF481.html)
2. **Amendment H-8202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8202.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8240** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8240.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8319** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8319.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8321** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8321.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8336** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8336.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-8347** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8347.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-3300** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3300.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3315** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3315.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-5216** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5216.pdf)
11. **Amendment S-5227** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5227.pdf)
12. **Amendment S-5228** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5228.pdf)
13. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF481.html)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF481.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-5228 to House amendment S-5216 be adopted? — **19–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5227 to House amendment S-5216 be adopted? — **19–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **55–45** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3315 to amendment S-3300 be adopted? — **20–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **28–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8240, to the committee amendment H-8202? — **40–59** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-31** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-10** Amendment S-3300 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-12** Deferred.
- **2017-04-12** Amendment S-3315 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-12** Amendment S-3300 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-12** Passed Senate, ayes 32, nays 15, present 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-12** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-13** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-13** Read first time, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** Subcommittee: Holt, Breckenridge and Heartsill.
- **2018-01-29** Fiscal note.
- **2018-01-31** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-03-07** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07** Committee amendment H-8202 filed.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8240 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Fiscal note.
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Amendments H-8319 and H-8321 filed.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8336 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-03** Amendment H-8319 to committee amendment H-8202 filed, adopted.
- **2018-04-03** Point of order raised on H-8240 to committee amendment H-8202, ruled not germane.
- **2018-04-03** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8240, to committee amendment H-8202.
- **2018-04-03** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-04-03** Committee amendment H-8202 adopted, as amended.
- **2018-04-03** Amendment H-8336 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-03** Amendment H-8321 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-03** Amendment H-8347 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-03** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-04-03** Deferred, retained on calendar.
- **2018-04-03** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
- **2018-04-03** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, Speaker resolved point of order
- **2018-04-03** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-04-03** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
- **2018-04-03** Passed House, ayes 55, nays 45. `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-04** Message from House, with amendment S-5216.
- **2018-04-04** Deferred.
- **2018-04-04** Deferred.
- **2018-04-04** Amendment S-5228 to S-5216 filed, lost.
- **2018-04-04** Amendment S-5227 to S-5216 filed, lost.
- **2018-04-04** Senate concurred with S-5216.
- **2018-04-04** Passed Senate, ayes 28, nays 18. `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-05** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-10** 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/0b3e945b-959e-48d5-9fdd-44c1bff02172`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).