---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the newborn safe haven Act. (Formerly SF 183.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the newborn safe haven Act. (Formerly SF 183.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 360"
citation: "Iowa SF 360 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child-placing agencies", "children", "emergency medical care", "health", "hospitals", "medical care", "newborn children", "newborn safe haven", "parents"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-27"
last_action: "2018-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a68ba302-0835-465a-9da3-ece7c22c3bfd"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 360&ga=87"
source_hash: "5b5cce8276ee57b1704af0883c62c48043955f5ce950f2f2955a3cf17e682fe2"
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 360 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the newborn safe haven Act. (Formerly SF 183.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/SF360.html)
2. **Amendment S-3254** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3254.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3260** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3260.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3262** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3262.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF360.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF360.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## 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.
- **2017-03-27** Amendments S-3254 and S-3260 filed.
- **2017-03-28** Amendment S-3262 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-28** Point of order raised on S-3262, ruled out of order.
- **2017-03-28** Amendment S-3260 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Amendment S-3254 out of order.
- **2017-03-28** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-29** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-28** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-28** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-09** Subcommittee: Holt, Abdul-Samad and Jacobsen.
- **2018-01-11** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-01-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-12** Passed House, ayes 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-13** Message from House.
- **2018-03-27** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-03-29** 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/a68ba302-0835-465a-9da3-ece7c22c3bfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).