---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to criminal acts committed on or against critical infrastructure and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3062.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to criminal acts committed on or against critical infrastructure and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3062.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2235"
citation: "Iowa SF 2235 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["broadband services", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "destroyed property", "electric utilities", "gas utilities", "infrastructure", "public property", "sewage treatment", "telecommunications", "utilities", "vandalism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 20
action_count: 39
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-02-12"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1c89371-7c75-4090-9ad2-8d3d26036fc6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2235&ga=87"
source_hash: "f04315f4d1a10742df681bb6e6c78a006f5819b8c2eba2aff4bdc93785f289d4"
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 2235 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to criminal acts committed on or against critical infrastructure and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3062.) 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/SF2235.html)
2. **Amendment H-8108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8108.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8189.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8320** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8320.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8326** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8326.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8327** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8327.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-8328** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8328.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-5016** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5016.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-5019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5019.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-5021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5021.pdf)
11. **Amendment S-5022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5022.pdf)
12. **Amendment S-5023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5023.pdf)
13. **Amendment S-5024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5024.pdf)
14. **Amendment S-5026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5026.pdf)
15. **Amendment S-5036** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5036.pdf)
16. **Amendment S-5198** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5198.pdf)
17. **Amendment S-5212** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5212.pdf)
18. **Amendment S-5213** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5213.pdf)
19. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF2235.html)
20. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2235.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **35–13** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5212 to amendment S-5198 be adopted? — **21–27** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment H-8328, to amendment H-8320, be adopted? — **43–56** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5036 be adopted? — **20–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5026 be adopted? — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5024 be adopted? — **20–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **69–31** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-12** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-02-19** Fiscal note.
- **2018-02-20** Amendments S-5016 and S-5019 filed.
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5022 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5019 withdrawn.
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5021 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5023 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5016 withdrawn.
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5024 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5036 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5026 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Passed Senate, ayes 33, nays 16. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-22** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-22** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** Amendment H-8108 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Amendments H-8189, H-8190 and H-8191 filed.
- **2018-03-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Amendment H-8320 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Substituted for HF 2394.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8326, to H-8320 filed, lost.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8327, to H-8320 filed, lost.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8328, to H-8320 filed.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8328, to H-8320 lost.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8320 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27** Amendments H-8108, H-8189, H-8190 and H-8191 out of order.
- **2018-03-27** Passed House, ayes 69, nays 31. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-28** Message from House, with amendment S-5198.
- **2018-04-03** Deferred.
- **2018-04-03** Amendment S-5213 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-03** Amendment S-5212 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-03** Senate concurred with S-5198.
- **2018-04-03** Passed Senate, ayes 35, nays 13. `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-03** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-17** 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/f1c89371-7c75-4090-9ad2-8d3d26036fc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).