---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to statewide assessments of student progress utilizing core academic indicators, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1001.) Effective 5-11-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to statewide assessments of student progress utilizing core academic indicators, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1001.) Effective 5-11-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 240"
citation: "Iowa SF 240 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["core curriculum", "education", "english language", "literacy", "mathematics", "school districts", "schools", "science", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-13"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09e995c0-2e4c-47a7-b047-3b0d1cb93054"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 240&ga=87"
source_hash: "8404c126bc0f86f7c3260bcbab05b4594ab8c707cc56559ef5213094aeb0f3e7"
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 240 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to statewide assessments of student progress utilizing core academic indicators, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1001.) Effective 5-11-17.

## 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/SF240.html)
2. **Amendment H-1213** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1213.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1234** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1234.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1259** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1259.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3088.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3092** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3092.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3094.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-3097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3097.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3279** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3279.pdf)
10. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF240.html)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF240.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **39–9** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1234 be adopted? — **40–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3094 be adopted? — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **39–10** (pass) · upper

## 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.
- **2017-02-27** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-07** Amendment S-3088 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Deferred.
- **2017-03-07** Amendments S-3092 and S-3094 filed.
- **2017-03-08** Amendment S-3092 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Amendment S-3097 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Amendment S-3088 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Amendment S-3094 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-08** Passed Senate, ayes 39, nays 10. `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 Education. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-13** Subcommittee: Dolecheck, Koester and Steckman.
- **2017-03-15** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Committee amendment H-1213 filed.
- **2017-03-23** Amendment H-1234 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-03** Amendment H-1259 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-04** Committee amendment H-1213 adopted.
- **2017-04-04** Amendment H-1234 lost.
- **2017-04-04** Amendment H-1259 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Passed House, ayes 95, nays 3. `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-04** Message from House, with amendment S-3279.
- **2017-04-10** Senate concurred with S-3279.
- **2017-04-10** Passed Senate, ayes 39, nays 9. `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **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/09e995c0-2e4c-47a7-b047-3b0d1cb93054`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).