---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 83.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 83.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 238"
citation: "Iowa SF 238 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["school administrators", "school districts", "schools", "sex crimes", "sexual abuse", "sexual exploitation", "students", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-13"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65b365b6-d63a-4bcf-837c-cde7a50ca33b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 238&ga=87"
source_hash: "e9b9e61832a464b4d0af3c438d064952292a8fe8e2c72a23defe486c8c8128dd"
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 238 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 83.) 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/SF238.html)
2. **Amendment S-3087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3087.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF238.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF238.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (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.
- **2017-03-06** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-07** Deferred.
- **2017-03-07** Amendments S-3087 and S-3091 filed.
- **2017-03-07** Point of order raised on S-3091, ruled out of order.
- **2017-03-07** Amendment S-3087 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-07** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-08** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-12** Substituted for HF 20.
- **2017-04-12** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-12** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-12** Message from House.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** 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/65b365b6-d63a-4bcf-837c-cde7a50ca33b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).