---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to probate and the administration of small estates and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3009.) Various effective dates; see sections 6 and 7 of bill."
description: "A bill for an act relating to probate and the administration of small estates and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3009.) Various effective dates; see sections 6 and 7 of bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2099"
citation: "Iowa SF 2099 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administration of estates", "estates of decedents", "personal representatives", "probate code", "probate courts", "small estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a38b6891-1199-48c5-8d29-67e53de01263"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2099&ga=87"
source_hash: "3d38784b0028288996d35d5d5cd10dc6faee17d48fc9b4eebab489c19f3de5e4"
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 2099 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to probate and the administration of small estates and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3009.) Various effective dates; see sections 6 and 7 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/87/attachments/SF2099.html)
2. **Amendment H-8185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8185.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8187** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8187.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8212** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8212.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8338** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8338.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5142** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5142.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5200.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2099.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **85–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-01-29** Fiscal note.
- **2018-02-19** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-19** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-20** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Amendments H-8185 and H-8187 filed.
- **2018-03-07** Amendment H-8212 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-12** Substituted for HF 2128.
- **2018-03-12** Amendment H-8185 withdrawn.
- **2018-03-12** Amendment H-8212 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-12** Amendment H-8187 out of order.
- **2018-03-12** Passed House, ayes 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-13** Message from House, with amendment S-5142.
- **2018-03-28** Amendment S-5200 to S-5142 filed, adopted.
- **2018-03-28** Senate concurred with S-5142, as amended.
- **2018-03-28** Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-29** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-29** Senate amendment H-8338 filed.
- **2018-04-03** Fiscal note.
- **2018-05-02** Fiscal note.
- **2018-05-04** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8338.
- **2018-05-04** Passed House, ayes 85, nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-05-04** Explanations of votes.
- **2018-05-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-05-04** Immediate message.
- **2018-05-05** Message from House.
- **2018-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-05-16** 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/a38b6891-1199-48c5-8d29-67e53de01263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).