---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects in new construction, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1146.) Effective 4-15-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects in new construction, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1146.) Effective 4-15-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 532"
citation: "Iowa SF 532 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["claims", "class actions", "construction work", "contractors", "dispute resolution", "notices", "property", "subcontractors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ace4a4c-b31e-4532-9962-f0a575bf3c26"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 532&ga=88"
source_hash: "bab70f6caa4867c88b0030f9cc239ea03db4495fdd4b05e3a059b7e1b1c2c07a"
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 532 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects in new construction, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1146.) Effective 4-15-19.

## 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/SF532.html)
2. **Amendment S-3048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3048.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF532.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF532.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF532.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **42–7** (pass) · upper

## 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.
- **2019-03-19** Amendment S-3048 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3048 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 7. `passage`
- **2019-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-20** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-20** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Substituted for HF 678.
- **2019-04-03** Passed House, yeas 99, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-04** Message from House.
- **2019-04-15** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-15** 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/3ace4a4c-b31e-4532-9962-f0a575bf3c26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).