---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act barring claims against fairs for damages arising out of the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. (Formerly SF 210.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act barring claims against fairs for damages arising out of the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. (Formerly SF 210.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 362"
citation: "Iowa SF 362 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["animal diseases", "animals", "biological agents", "diseases", "fairs and fairgrounds", "microorganisms", "toxic materials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-27"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/152b047d-6dd4-448b-a182-23d6a621985c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 362&ga=87"
source_hash: "2569536cc9f73409cc8a75712807f396885bb25c3db4d51bd20d337f58d86bd6"
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 362 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act barring claims against fairs for damages arising out of the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. (Formerly SF 210.) 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/SF362.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF362.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (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.
- **2017-03-08** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `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 Agriculture. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** Subcommittee: Holz, Miller and Zumbach.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-06** Passed House, ayes 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-07** Message from House.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** 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/152b047d-6dd4-448b-a182-23d6a621985c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).