---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the final disposition and disinterment of human remains. (Formerly SSB 3056.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the final disposition and disinterment of human remains. (Formerly SSB 3056.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2135"
citation: "Iowa SF 2135 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["burials", "cremation", "dead bodies", "disinterments"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-31"
last_action: "2020-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a02e8f0e-aef9-407e-8dcc-eb264cb77579"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2135&ga=88"
source_hash: "e8eeebf1cec3529774972f5c6af97b72e7858237f7246d8f7d7a2ffaffca67df"
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 2135 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the final disposition and disinterment of human remains. (Formerly SSB 3056.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/SF2135.html)
2. **Amendment S-5010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5010.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5026.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF2135.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF2135.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2135.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-01-31** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-02-24** Amendment S-5010 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Deferred.
- **2020-02-26** Amendment S-5026 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-27** Amendment S-5026 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2020-02-27** Amendment S-5010 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 3. `passage`
- **2020-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-27** Message from Senate.
- **2020-03-03** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** Message from House.
- **2020-03-04** Substituted for HF 2472.
- **2020-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-04** Message from House.
- **2020-06-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-01** 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/a02e8f0e-aef9-407e-8dcc-eb264cb77579`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).