---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act extending immunity from tort liability to certain nonprofit corporations providing emergency response services. (Formerly SSB 1106.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act extending immunity from tort liability to certain nonprofit corporations providing emergency response services. (Formerly SSB 1106.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 377"
citation: "Iowa SF 377 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "county government", "emergency management", "immunity", "local government", "nonprofit entities", "tort law", "tort liability", "townships"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eca399fd-c5a4-4109-9913-42a33a6cbc75"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 377&ga=88"
source_hash: "60bfbc67bf413f8c0231d6d9a1f4a2e1eec093bb550c1357d9ca86fb7b5d8f86"
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 377 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act extending immunity from tort liability to certain nonprofit corporations providing emergency response services. (Formerly SSB 1106.) 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/SF377.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF377.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-02-26** Committee report, approving bill.
- **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, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Subcommittee: Bergan, B. Meyer and Mitchell.
- **2019-03-18** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2019 1:30PM House Lounge.
- **2019-03-18** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2019-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-25** Asked and received unanimous consent for immediate consideration.
- **2019-04-25** Passed House, yeas 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from House.
- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-17** 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/eca399fd-c5a4-4109-9913-42a33a6cbc75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).