---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for the elimination of the Iowa emergency response commission. (Formerly SSB 1081.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act providing for the elimination of the Iowa emergency response commission. (Formerly SSB 1081.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 351"
citation: "Iowa SF 351 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["emergency management", "emergency response commission", "homeland security and defense", "homeland security and emergency management department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-23"
last_action: "2017-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7cfb607-0bfd-460b-8ef0-358f566a5fee"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 351&ga=87"
source_hash: "043536e147bbdb370e469b2036b5a69bcb4b186ccdab2f47d39ba05618fda1b4"
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 351 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act providing for the elimination of the Iowa emergency response commission. (Formerly SSB 1081.) 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/SF351.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF351.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-23** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-23** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-01** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-01** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-03** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Subcommittee: Watts, Bergan and Oldson.
- **2017-03-22** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-30** Message from House.
- **2017-04-04** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-04** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-07** 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/d7cfb607-0bfd-460b-8ef0-358f566a5fee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).