---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to kidnapping in the second degree, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3026.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to kidnapping in the second degree, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3026.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2230"
citation: "Iowa SF 2230 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "criminal offenders", "kidnapping", "stealing of person"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-08"
last_action: "2018-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b367e54-8c64-4331-8381-15df2e517d24"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2230&ga=87"
source_hash: "ea1bde582c849dad6fabac14e3c764ae2be360110406524e7ce47ef8079664c1"
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 2230 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to kidnapping in the second degree, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3026.) 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/SF2230.html)
2. **Amendment H-8360** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8360.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8361** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8361.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2230.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-8360 be adopted? — **47–51** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8361? — **42–56** (fail) · 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.
- **2018-02-13** Fiscal note.
- **2018-02-27** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-04-04** Substituted for HF 2270.
- **2018-04-04** Amendment H-8360 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-04** Amendment H-8360 lost.
- **2018-04-04** Amendment H-8361 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-04** Point of order raised on H-8361, ruled not germane.
- **2018-04-04** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8361.
- **2018-04-04** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-04-04** Passed House, ayes 82, nays 16. `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-04** Message from House.
- **2018-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-16** 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/8b367e54-8c64-4331-8381-15df2e517d24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).