---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act prohibiting the use of certain monitoring devices in certain locations open to the public, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1184.) Effective 5-11-17."
description: "A bill for an act prohibiting the use of certain monitoring devices in certain locations open to the public, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1184.) Effective 5-11-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 499"
citation: "Iowa SF 499 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["audio", "bathrooms", "cameras", "hospitals", "libraries", "privacy", "public property", "recordings", "schools", "surveillance", "toilets", "video"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-06"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26ddc886-8d3d-42bd-a388-8fb7c8f2c0a4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 499&ga=87"
source_hash: "459c6f7bd57764d00c828f0a66c4eef781eaf724c6c62f39841ad5e4f879465a"
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 499 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act prohibiting the use of certain monitoring devices in certain locations open to the public, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1184.) Effective 5-11-17.

## 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/SF499.html)
2. **Amendment H-1389** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1389.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3305** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3305.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF499.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF499.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **82–14** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-04-06** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-04-11** Amendment S-3305 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-11** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Read first time, referred to Government Oversight. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-12** Subcommittee: Subcommittee of the Whole.
- **2017-04-12** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18** Amendment H-1389 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-19** Amendment H-1389 lost.
- **2017-04-19** Passed House, ayes 82, nays 14. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-19** Message from House.
- **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/26ddc886-8d3d-42bd-a388-8fb7c8f2c0a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).