---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act modifying licensing provisions applicable to electricians and electrical contractors. (Formerly SF 290.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act modifying licensing provisions applicable to electricians and electrical contractors. (Formerly SF 290.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 357"
citation: "Iowa SF 357 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["construction work", "contractors", "electricity", "professional licensure", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-27"
last_action: "2017-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f346c40-6b94-4446-b8b4-a9d4fe480b81"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 357&ga=87"
source_hash: "fe18f8bb54a86161a528a6954af80e2e6fbc91923abfe3fe516188c3fc454a29"
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 357 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act modifying licensing provisions applicable to electricians and electrical contractors. (Formerly SF 290.) 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/SF357.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF357.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **65–34** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-27** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-03** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-06** Passed Senate, ayes 36, nays 14. `passage`
- **2017-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-06** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-07** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** Substituted for HF 443.
- **2017-03-08** Passed House, ayes 65, nays 34. `passage`
- **2017-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-09** Message from House.
- **2017-03-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-03-21** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-23** 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/7f346c40-6b94-4446-b8b4-a9d4fe480b81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).