---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for notarial acts, including by providing for the use of electronic media, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1116.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill."
description: "A bill for an act providing for notarial acts, including by providing for the use of electronic media, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1116.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 475"
citation: "Iowa SF 475 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["conveyances (real estate)", "county recorders", "electronic transactions", "encumbrances", "identification information", "notarial acts", "real property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844c54e2-71c0-4712-a43b-452c4f2e82bf"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 475&ga=88"
source_hash: "2fdb8bba82e6d06dbe4d4a3780f315ea05aa29979f5bef899bc7441051b8afa9"
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 475 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act providing for notarial acts, including by providing for the use of electronic media, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1116.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill.

## 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/SF475.html)
2. **Amendment S-3082** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3082.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3097.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF475.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF475.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF475.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–2** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-27** Amendment S-3082 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-01** Amendment S-3097 to S-3082 filed, adopted.
- **2019-04-01** Amendment S-3082 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-01** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-02** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-17** Substituted for HF 736.
- **2019-04-17** Passed House, yeas 95 nays 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-17** Message from House.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-29** 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/844c54e2-71c0-4712-a43b-452c4f2e82bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).