---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the siting of small wireless facilities. (Formerly SSB 1138.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the siting of small wireless facilities. (Formerly SSB 1138.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 431"
citation: "Iowa SF 431 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["cellular phones", "communications services", "joint powers and authorities", "poles (utility)", "telecommunications", "telephone services", "utilities", "wireless communications", "zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d9bba11-2f36-4f6c-b070-168707a2b277"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 431&ga=87"
source_hash: "a97f7f60319e2c61c9eee9dfd535e9448b2b8ab3234259de147cae17da8f1d44"
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 431 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the siting of small wireless facilities. (Formerly SSB 1138.) 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/SF431.html)
2. **Amendment H-1337** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1337.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3220** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3220.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3230** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3230.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3319** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3319.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF431.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF431.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-02** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-21** Amendment S-3220 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-23** Amendment S-3230 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Amendment S-3220 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Passed Senate, ayes 44, nays 3. `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-23** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-23** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-27** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Subcommittee: Vander Linden, Hall and Mohr.
- **2017-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-13** Amendment H-1337 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-13** Passed House, ayes 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-14** Message from House, with amendment S-3319.
- **2017-04-18** Senate concurred with S-3319.
- **2017-04-18** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** 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/7d9bba11-2f36-4f6c-b070-168707a2b277`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).