---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of public accountants. (Formerly SSB 1033.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of public accountants. (Formerly SSB 1033.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 237"
citation: "Iowa SF 237 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["accountancy", "professional licensure", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-13"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e3aea17-72f8-41a9-8028-e9d9c6cadff9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 237&ga=87"
source_hash: "3851b4c48ae59157d414a41622ab5f94a0fb103834ff5742e62282a11c177d8f"
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 237 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the practice of public accountants. (Formerly SSB 1033.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/SF237.html)
2. **Amendment S-3096** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3096.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF237.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF237.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-08** Amendment S-3096 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-08** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-09** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Subcommittee: Cownie, Bacon and Oldson.
- **2017-03-30** 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.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** 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/0e3aea17-72f8-41a9-8028-e9d9c6cadff9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).