---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly SSB 1194.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly SSB 1194.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 508"
citation: "Iowa SF 508 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["appropriations", "courts", "judges and court officials", "judicial branch"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-04-13"
last_action: "2017-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c21a617-850f-4c9d-b737-5892e3531ae0"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 508&ga=87"
source_hash: "bb107fdcd2a13701548a35b87c00610cbb3e12534d853c5b8381dbcad8037782"
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 508 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly SSB 1194.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/SF508.html)
2. **Amendment H-1395** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1395.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3325** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3325.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3328** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3328.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF508.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF508.html)

## Votes

- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1395? — **39–59** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **29–21** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-13** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-04-13** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-04-13** NOBA: Senate Full Approps
- **2017-04-17** Amendment S-3325 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-17** Amendment S-3328 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-17** Passed Senate, ayes 29, nays 21. `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-17** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-17** NOBA: Senate Floor
- **2017-04-18** Substituted for HF 645.
- **2017-04-18** Amendment H-1395 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-18** Point of order raised on H-1395, ruled not germane.
- **2017-04-18** Motion to suspend rules to consider H-1395.
- **2017-04-18** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2017-04-18** Passed House, ayes 60, nays 38. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-18** NOBA: Final
- **2017-04-19** Message from House.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-12** NOBA: Graybook

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c21a617-850f-4c9d-b737-5892e3531ae0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).