---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning payment of insurance premium costs by members and full-time employees of the general assembly and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 212.) Effective 4-12-17."
description: "A bill for an act concerning payment of insurance premium costs by members and full-time employees of the general assembly and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 212.) Effective 4-12-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 230"
citation: "Iowa SF 230 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["employee benefits", "general assembly", "group insurance", "health insurance", "insurance", "state employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40031fe1-8db3-4338-b799-d81de70d8cf0"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 230&ga=87"
source_hash: "446c4e1b58720ce0d5f2eda11a7eb734baf44a2ba824f9f50d5ae7e43f7a3fe0"
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 230 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act concerning payment of insurance premium costs by members and full-time employees of the general assembly and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 212.) Effective 4-12-17.

## 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/SF230.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF230.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal note.
- **2017-02-13** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Immediate message.
- **2017-02-14** Message from Senate.
- **2017-02-14** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** Subcommittee: Vander Linden, Cownie and Oldson.
- **2017-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-04** Message from House.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** 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/40031fe1-8db3-4338-b799-d81de70d8cf0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).