---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act defining marketplace contractors and designating marketplace contractors as independent contractors under specified circumstances. (Formerly SSB 3058.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act defining marketplace contractors and designating marketplace contractors as independent contractors under specified circumstances. (Formerly SSB 3058.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2257"
citation: "Iowa SF 2257 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["contracts", "electronic transactions", "internet"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-12"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76df6fa0-50ed-4dc8-aa8f-cb6d3277e4b0"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2257&ga=87"
source_hash: "90b8c8cdb2cb15ddfb7ce5b84d22e42ab087f6ce00fdaf459aa125bffbae39bc"
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 2257 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act defining marketplace contractors and designating marketplace contractors as independent contractors under specified circumstances. (Formerly SSB 3058.) 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/SF2257.html)
2. **Amendment S-5010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5010.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF2257.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2257.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (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** Amendment S-5010 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-19** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-19** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-20** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** Subcommittee: Wills, Holz and Kacena.
- **2018-03-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Passed House, ayes 99, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-21** Message from House.
- **2018-04-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-04** 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/76df6fa0-50ed-4dc8-aa8f-cb6d3277e4b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).