---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness. (Formerly SSB 1115.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness. (Formerly SSB 1115.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 404"
citation: "Iowa SF 404 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["diseases", "drugs", "health", "medical care", "mortality", "terminal illnesses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-01"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c7f5c07-adfc-4ceb-bcd7-6c955a802e43"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 404&ga=87"
source_hash: "48fb118ddab11315cd15b1eaaa1c9bb4d73e8a3dac6c5f9c746fd3c8dc095a17"
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 404 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness. (Formerly SSB 1115.) 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/SF404.html)
2. **Amendment H-1258** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1258.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3303** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3303.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF404.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-01** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-14** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-14** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-15** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Subcommittee: Salmon, Brown-Powers and Moore.
- **2017-03-27** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03** Amendment H-1258 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-10** Amendment H-1258 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-10** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from House, with amendment S-3303.
- **2017-04-17** Senate concurred with S-3303.
- **2017-04-17** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-17** 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/4c7f5c07-adfc-4ceb-bcd7-6c955a802e43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).