---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness. (Formerly SSB 3044.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness. (Formerly SSB 3044.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2135"
citation: "Iowa SF 2135 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["damages", "motor vehicles", "seat belt laws", "seat belts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f721a4f6-50fe-4ef8-a384-2c3a19e97654"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2135&ga=87"
source_hash: "602acbaf3fb84d7c69c1ab67a56e8852589eab7123257ba857da5c432c7bd2d6"
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 2135 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness. (Formerly SSB 3044.) 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/SF2135.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2135.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **58–38** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-01-30** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-02-20** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-20** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-05** Substituted for HF 2412.
- **2018-03-05** Passed House, ayes 58 nays 38. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-05** Message from House.
- **2018-03-14** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-03-15** 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/f721a4f6-50fe-4ef8-a384-2c3a19e97654`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).