---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to develop high-quality emergency operations plans for school buildings. (Formerly SF 2253.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to develop high-quality emergency operations plans for school buildings. (Formerly SF 2253.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2364"
citation: "Iowa SF 2364 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["disasters", "emergency management", "firearms", "law enforcement", "safety", "school districts", "schools", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 13
action_count: 50
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-02-20"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a72c054-7c24-468f-b535-b5e88171c87d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2364&ga=87"
source_hash: "1da780c523d180a94da4ca3151ba1b0da42867a78f7ba8f037b328aba61660bd"
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 2364 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to develop high-quality emergency operations plans for school buildings. (Formerly SF 2253.) 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/SF2364.html)
2. **Amendment H-8276** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8276.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8283** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8283.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8287** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8287.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8301** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8301.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8317** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8317.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5111** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5111.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-5118** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5118.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-5119** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5119.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-5179** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5179.pdf)
11. **Amendment S-5188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5188.pdf)
12. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF2364.html)
13. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2364.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-8287 be adopted? — **41–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8302? — **40–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8301? — **39–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8284? — **42–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8279? — **40–58** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-03-06** Amendment S-5111 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment S-5118 to S-5111 filed, withdrawn.
- **2018-03-06** Amendment S-5119 to S-5111 filed, lost.
- **2018-03-06** Amendment S-5111 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-06** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-07** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Subcommittee: Wheeler, Brown-Powers and Moore, T..
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-16** Amendments H-8276, H-8277 and H-8279 filed.
- **2018-03-19** Amendments H-8283, H-8284 and H-8287 filed.
- **2018-03-20** Amendments H-8301 and H-8302 filed.
- **2018-03-21** Point of order raised on H-8277, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-21** Point of order raised on H-8284, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8284.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-21** Deferred.
- **2018-03-21** Point of order raised on H-8301, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8301.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-21** Point of order raised, Speaker ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-21** Point of order raised on H-8302, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8302.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-21** Amendment H-8287 lost.
- **2018-03-21** Amendment H-8283 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Amendment H-8276 withdrawn.
- **2018-03-21** Point of order raised on H-8279, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8279.
- **2018-03-21** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-21** Passed House, ayes 99, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-21** Message from House, with amendment S-5179.
- **2018-03-26** Deferred.
- **2018-03-26** Amendment S-5188 to S-5179 filed, adopted.
- **2018-03-26** Senate concurred with S-5179, as amended.
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-26** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-26** Senate amendment H-8317 filed.
- **2018-03-28** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8317.
- **2018-03-28** Passed House, ayes 100, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-28** Message from House.
- **2018-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-11** 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/1a72c054-7c24-468f-b535-b5e88171c87d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).