---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the regulation of hospitals, including the issuance of licenses and the conversion of hospitals. (Formerly SSB 3128.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the regulation of hospitals, including the issuance of licenses and the conversion of hospitals. (Formerly SSB 3128.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2334"
citation: "Iowa SF 2334 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["health-related facilities", "hospitals", "psychiatric hospitals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-19"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/888f919a-a35c-44fc-8c02-e240c8db3a90"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2334&ga=87"
source_hash: "42b2735b68ad232c53932c1c289a5b841c427ac72c5787156c2d5d873cce8d8a"
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 2334 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the regulation of hospitals, including the issuance of licenses and the conversion of hospitals. (Formerly SSB 3128.) 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/SF2334.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2334.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-19** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-26** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Subcommittee: Bergan, Brown-Powers and Jacobsen.
- **2018-03-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-21** Passed House, ayes 100, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-21** Message from House.
- **2018-04-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-02** 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/888f919a-a35c-44fc-8c02-e240c8db3a90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).