---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to debts for which the homestead is liable by providing that the homestead may be sold to satisfy debts secured by a mechanic’s lien, including principal, interest, attorney fees, and costs, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1147.) Effective date: 06/25/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to debts for which the homestead is liable by providing that the homestead may be sold to satisfy debts secured by a mechanic’s lien, including principal, interest, attorney fees, and costs, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1147.) Effective date: 06/25/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 458"
citation: "Iowa SF 458 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["debts", "homesteads", "liens", "mechanics' liens", "real property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20ce6ab9-ebd5-4d08-b34c-b2b6c0ab2e35"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 458&ga=88"
source_hash: "1ec26e2bcc9daea0c2505029ce67f11776e900e7ba907f468f8282ac48e786c7"
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 458 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to debts for which the homestead is liable by providing that the homestead may be sold to satisfy debts secured by a mechanic’s lien, including principal, interest, attorney fees, and costs, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1147.) Effective date: 06/25/2020.

## 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/SF458.html)
2. **Amendment H-1134** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1134.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1182.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5065.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF458.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **35–13** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-27** Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 13. `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-28** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee: Jones, Konfrst and Mitchell.
- **2019-03-29** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2019 4:00PM House Lounge.
- **2019-04-01** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2019-04-04** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-04** Committee amendment H-1134 filed.
- **2019-04-09** Amendment H-1182 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-27** Rereferred to Judiciary.
- **2020-01-17** Subcommittee: Jones, Konfrst and Mitchell.
- **2020-01-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2020 9:30AM House Lounge.
- **2020-01-21** Passed subcommittee.
- **2020-02-06** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-06** Placed on calendar.
- **2020-03-04** Amendment H-1182, to committee amendment H-1134 adopted.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment H-1134 adopted, as amended.
- **2020-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-04** Message from House, with amendment S-5065.
- **2020-06-13** Senate concurred with S-5065.
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-25** 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/20ce6ab9-ebd5-4d08-b34c-b2b6c0ab2e35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).