---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to disclosures of certain information, including reprisals with respect to employees of the state and a political subdivision of the state and providing information to employees concerning the office of ombudsman. (Formerly SF 400.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to disclosures of certain information, including reprisals with respect to employees of the state and a political subdivision of the state and providing information to employees concerning the office of ombudsman. (Formerly SF 400.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 502"
citation: "Iowa SF 502 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["departments of state government", "human resources", "labor and employment", "ombudsman", "public employees", "whistleblower protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-06"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aed0f87d-542c-427e-86c6-d5e8510bda62"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 502&ga=88"
source_hash: "f7a04acd9890a6fcb798b094e24e61c5e1ece7bd0078f56652c0870f7126203b"
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 502 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to disclosures of certain information, including reprisals with respect to employees of the state and a political subdivision of the state and providing information to employees concerning the office of ombudsman. (Formerly SF 400.) 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/SF502.html)
2. **Amendment H-1201** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1201.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1259** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1259.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3204.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF502.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-26** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-26** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-27** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee: Jacobsen, Lensing and Thompson.
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2019 12:45PM House Lounge.
- **2019-04-01** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-11** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Committee amendment H-1201 filed.
- **2019-04-22** Amendment H-1259 to committee amendment H-1201 filed.
- **2019-04-22** Amendment H-1259 to committee amendment H-1201 adopted.
- **2019-04-22** Committee amendment H-1201 adopted, as amended.
- **2019-04-22** Passed House, yeas 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from House, with amendment S-3204.
- **2019-04-25** Senate concurred with S-3204.
- **2019-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-10** 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/aed0f87d-542c-427e-86c6-d5e8510bda62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).