---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the publication of county resolutions. (Formerly SSB 3083.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the publication of county resolutions. (Formerly SSB 3083.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2227"
citation: "Iowa SF 2227 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county auditors", "county government", "legal publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-08"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d355a67-e7c3-4d63-96f2-f432e8385749"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2227&ga=87"
source_hash: "d27459afd52d109f36ab7ceabf8c2e89d90b85d8c01bb15dda0832ba15b55118"
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 2227 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the publication of county resolutions. (Formerly SSB 3083.) 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/SF2227.html)
2. **Amendment H-8369** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8369.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5251** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5251.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2227.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-08** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-02-12** 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, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Subcommittee: McKean, Hager and Kressig.
- **2018-03-07** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-04-04** Amendment H-8369 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Amendment H-8369 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-17** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-17** Message from House, with amendment S-5251.
- **2018-04-24** Senate concurred with S-5251.
- **2018-04-24** Passed Senate, ayes 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-25** Message from Senate.
- **2018-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-05-04** 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/3d355a67-e7c3-4d63-96f2-f432e8385749`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).