---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to postconviction relief procedure and the underlying trial court record of the proceedings challenged. (Formerly SSB 1005.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to postconviction relief procedure and the underlying trial court record of the proceedings challenged. (Formerly SSB 1005.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 158"
citation: "Iowa SF 158 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["courts", "criminal law", "criminal procedure", "electronic transactions", "postconviction procedure", "postconviction procedure act", "trials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce2828fd-083b-4ef2-97d2-d578f3bc7b0d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 158&ga=88"
source_hash: "7524746c3124d0585cca5456ee4287574ab3c889d39f839fbcea7c243be6bfae"
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 158 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to postconviction relief procedure and the underlying trial court record of the proceedings challenged. (Formerly SSB 1005.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/88/attachments/SF158.html)
2. **Amendment S-3056** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3056.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF158.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF158.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF158.html)

## Votes

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3056 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-20** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-20** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-18** Substituted for HF 336.
- **2019-04-18** Passed House, yeas 95 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-19** Message from House.
- **2019-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-01** 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/ce2828fd-083b-4ef2-97d2-d578f3bc7b0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).