---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the authority of combined benefited recreational lake and water quality districts when issuing bonds. (Formerly SSB 1125.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the authority of combined benefited recreational lake and water quality districts when issuing bonds. (Formerly SSB 1125.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 493"
citation: "Iowa SF 493 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["benefited districts", "bonds", "elections and politics", "lakes", "water quality districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-16"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64b1064c-825a-4394-8880-5989321aadc7"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 493&ga=87"
source_hash: "ab5a055155902d24beb16512e6c3e24039016c5091e2efcd32d56d9780144a44"
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 493 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the authority of combined benefited recreational lake and water quality districts when issuing bonds. (Formerly SSB 1125.) 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/SF493.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF493.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-16** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-28** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **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 Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Subcommittee: Maxwell, Cownie and Kurth.
- **2017-04-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-11** Passed House, ayes 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** 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/64b1064c-825a-4394-8880-5989321aadc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).