---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 212.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 212.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 346"
citation: "Iowa SF 346 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "criminal offenders", "felonies", "minors", "mutilation", "women"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 12
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41d633c6-6054-4ada-8f96-ee97d1f8bc90"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 346&ga=88"
source_hash: "36cfe0ad8ee419a34c69d5c1d229518cc01bc9033148aed4cdb97893bb65127d"
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 346 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 212.) 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/SF346.html)
2. **Amendment H-1102** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1102.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1187** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1187.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1192** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1192.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1194** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1194.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3022.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3023.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-3024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3024.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3155** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3155.pdf)
10. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF346.html)
11. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF346.html)
12. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF346.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-1194 be adopted? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1102 be adopted? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1187 be adopted? — **44–54** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3023 to amendment S-3022 be adopted? — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–4** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-02-21** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-02-25** Fiscal note.
- **2019-03-12** Amendment S-3022 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Amendment S-3023 to S-3022 filed, adopted.
- **2019-03-12** Amendment S-3022 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-12** Amendment S-3024 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-12** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-13** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-01** Amendment H-1102 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-09** Amendments H-1187, H-1192, H-1193 and H-1194 filed.
- **2019-04-10** Substituted for HF 534.
- **2019-04-10** Amendment H-1187 lost.
- **2019-04-10** Amendments H-1192 and H-1193 withdrawn.
- **2019-04-10** Amendment H-1102 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Amendment H-1194 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Passed House, yeas 95 nays 4. `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-11** Message from House, with amendment S-3155.
- **2019-04-16** Fiscal note, as amended by S-3155.
- **2019-04-16** Senate concurred with S-3155.
- **2019-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-04** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41d633c6-6054-4ada-8f96-ee97d1f8bc90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).