---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the boards of directors of public corporations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3183.) Various effective dates; see section 9 of bill."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the boards of directors of public corporations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3183.) Various effective dates; see section 9 of bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2378"
citation: "Iowa SF 2378 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["articles of incorporation", "corporations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-20"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d961ebcb-55a1-400a-955c-fa573e02d9d2"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2378&ga=87"
source_hash: "f3d6bea3507fa2f500600792beffa6b46e17130650f0c2e8e196e390a938ed27"
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 2378 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the boards of directors of public corporations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3183.) Various effective dates; see section 9 of bill.

## 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/SF2378.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2378.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · 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.
- **2018-02-27** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** Substituted for HF 2461.
- **2018-02-27** Passed House, ayes 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-28** Message from House.
- **2018-03-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** 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/d961ebcb-55a1-400a-955c-fa573e02d9d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).