---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to civil actions involving asbestos and silica, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3167.) Effective date: 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to civil actions involving asbestos and silica, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3167.) Effective date: 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2337"
citation: "Iowa SF 2337 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["asbestos", "civil law", "civil procedure", "litigation", "silicon dioxide"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-19"
last_action: "2020-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9386b1d4-43b8-411b-9537-25b1f57994c4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2337&ga=88"
source_hash: "81b7468ac9bee8f59f6b1248095bf0456350fa33822ad132d6ff0d9dd4a6bcb8"
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 2337 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to civil actions involving asbestos and silica, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3167.) Effective date: 07/01/2020. Applicability 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/SF2337.html)
2. **Amendment S-5015** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5015.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF2337.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF2337.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2337.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **54–46** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–19** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-02-19** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-02-25** Amendment S-5015 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-25** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 19. `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-26** Message from Senate.
- **2020-02-26** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Substituted for HF 2501.
- **2020-03-10** Passed House, yeas 54, nays 46. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-11** 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/9386b1d4-43b8-411b-9537-25b1f57994c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).