---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act regarding persons who are deemed independent contractors when performing services while operating certain vehicles. (Formerly SSB 3144.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act regarding persons who are deemed independent contractors when performing services while operating certain vehicles. (Formerly SSB 3144.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2296"
citation: "Iowa SF 2296 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["contractors", "driving", "transportation", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-18"
last_action: "2020-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4e935b6-137e-46fc-bf54-24b7ec1df343"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2296&ga=88"
source_hash: "06c3dc3cbe625fe7d1518bf4369996e6679700485097aa48ace2cba8eeafa846"
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 2296 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act regarding persons who are deemed independent contractors when performing services while operating certain vehicles. (Formerly SSB 3144.) 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/SF2296.html)
2. **Amendment H-8110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8110.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8138** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8138.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5011.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2296.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-8110 be adopted? — **48–49** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **51–46** (pass) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8138? — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **32–18** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-18** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-02-18** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-02-24** Fiscal note.
- **2020-02-24** Amendment S-5011 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 18. `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-24** Message from Senate.
- **2020-02-25** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** Amendment H-8110 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-10** Amendment H-8138 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-03** Substituted for HF 2479.
- **2020-06-03** Point of order raised on H-8138, ruled not germane.
- **2020-06-03** Motion to suspend rules for consideration of H-8138.
- **2020-06-03** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2020-06-03** Amendment H-8110 lost.
- **2020-06-03** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
- **2020-06-03** Passed House, yeas 51, nays 46. `passage`
- **2020-06-03** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-04** Message from House.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-17** Fiscal note.
- **2020-06-18** 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/d4e935b6-137e-46fc-bf54-24b7ec1df343`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).