---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to a cytomegalovirus public health initiative and the testing of newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus. Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to a cytomegalovirus public health initiative and the testing of newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus. Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 51"
citation: "Iowa SF 51 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["children", "congenital disorders", "cytomegalovirus", "health", "hearing (sense)", "hearing disabilities", "medical care", "newborn children", "pregnancy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b03845b8-44f0-4cab-9fac-b8e537bcbf66"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 51&ga=87"
source_hash: "d5ecb3f77531ad6ec08d5d656fdecf8f0f98297fe1993b141cfeef98162fa988"
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 51 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to a cytomegalovirus public health initiative and the testing of newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus. 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/SF51.html)
2. **Amendment S-3226** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3226.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF51.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF51.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** Introduced, referred to Human Resources. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-13** Subcommittee: Chapman, Jochum, and C. Johnson.
- **2017-02-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Amendment S-3226 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-22** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-23** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Subcommittee: Cownie, Best and Forbes.
- **2017-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-06** Passed House, ayes 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-07** Message from House.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** 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/b03845b8-44f0-4cab-9fac-b8e537bcbf66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).