---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act creating a blue alert program within the department of public safety for the apprehension of a person suspected of killing or seriously injuring a peace officer in the line of duty or due to safety concerns for a peace officer missing while on duty. (Formerly SSB 1167.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act creating a blue alert program within the department of public safety for the apprehension of a person suspected of killing or seriously injuring a peace officer in the line of duty or due to safety concerns for a peace officer missing while on duty. (Formerly SSB 1167.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 526"
citation: "Iowa SF 526 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal offenders", "emergency communications", "law enforcement", "law enforcement officers", "public safety department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7af76379-599b-4db6-830c-60884bd9c2d6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 526&ga=88"
source_hash: "ae994be7a76bbfb5822603e4c8952c3ef7e48562cb53fa4d896a9dc1aa1783eb"
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 526 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act creating a blue alert program within the department of public safety for the apprehension of a person suspected of killing or seriously injuring a peace officer in the line of duty or due to safety concerns for a peace officer missing while on duty. (Formerly SSB 1167.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/SF526.html)
2. **Amendment S-3081** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3081.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF526.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF526.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF526.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-27** Amendment S-3081 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-28** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-28** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee: Hinson, Derry and Mitchell.
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2019 12:30PM House Lounge.
- **2019-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-27** Rereferred to Judiciary.
- **2020-02-19** Subcommittee: Lohse, Klein and Olson.
- **2020-02-25** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2020 2:30PM House Lounge.
- **2020-02-26** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2020-03-05** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-05** Placed on calendar
- **2020-06-12** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-06-12** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-12** Message from House.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-29** 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/7af76379-599b-4db6-830c-60884bd9c2d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).