---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to law enforcement including the establishment of a law enforcement officer privilege, criminal sentencing, and local enforcement of certain restrictions, and modifying certain criminal penalties. (Formerly SF 241.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to law enforcement including the establishment of a law enforcement officer privilege, criminal sentencing, and local enforcement of certain restrictions, and modifying certain criminal penalties. (Formerly SF 241.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 445"
citation: "Iowa SF 445 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["confidentiality", "law enforcement", "law enforcement officers", "open records", "personal information", "personnel records", "public records", "records and publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-06"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef635e23-b917-4c1e-a72a-13f52b745861"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 445&ga=87"
source_hash: "7e3efc7fddcf5b3156247b6442799f8648e9be051c13d89c9727fe9ee1d448e1"
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 445 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to law enforcement including the establishment of a law enforcement officer privilege, criminal sentencing, and local enforcement of certain restrictions, and modifying certain criminal penalties. (Formerly SF 241.) 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/SF445.html)
2. **Amendment H-1375** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1375.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1384** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1384.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1403** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1403.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3150** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3150.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3347** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3347.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF445.html)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF445.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-14** Amendment S-3150 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Amendment S-3150 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-15** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-15** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Subcommittee: Hinson, Baltimore and Olson.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-17** Amendment H-1375 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-18** Amendment H-1384 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-18** Amendment H-1403 to amendment H-1384 filed, adopted.
- **2017-04-18** Amendment H-1384 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Amendment H-1375 withdrawn.
- **2017-04-18** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-19** Message from House, with amendment S-3347.
- **2017-04-19** Senate concurred with S-3347.
- **2017-04-19** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-20** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-10** 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/ef635e23-b917-4c1e-a72a-13f52b745861`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).