---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to administrative procedures within the department of natural resources. (Formerly SSB 1119.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to administrative procedures within the department of natural resources. (Formerly SSB 1119.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 409"
citation: "Iowa SF 409 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administrative procedure", "appellate procedure", "environmental protection", "environmental protection commission", "natural resources department", "notices", "rural areas", "waste management", "water", "water associations", "water quality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-27"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1675489-6784-404b-831f-b07b8aa15179"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 409&ga=88"
source_hash: "820e2c509ea63d3497f075b4fd46ede5f9ce09a693e891f3c74f9c61f8a992b8"
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 409 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to administrative procedures within the department of natural resources. (Formerly SSB 1119.) 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/SF409.html)
2. **Amendment H-1234** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1234.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3151** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3151.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3183** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3183.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF409.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF409.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF409.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-02-27** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-10** Amendment S-3151 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 12. `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-10** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Amendment H-1234 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-17** Amendment H-1234 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-17** Passed House, yeas 97 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-17** Message from House, with amendment S-3183.
- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred with S-3183.
- **2019-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** 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/d1675489-6784-404b-831f-b07b8aa15179`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).