---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the acquisition, donation, or sale of real property for specified purposes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the acquisition, donation, or sale of real property for specified purposes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 548"
citation: "Iowa SF 548 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["business entities", "donations", "natural resources department", "nutrient reduction", "real property", "sewage", "sewage treatment", "water", "water pollution", "water quality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 14
action_count: 36
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/354b30e1-2af9-497c-a000-8d9920d24740"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 548&ga=88"
source_hash: "4f1caf4c65879651aec31ef28c76f80ba3f9d7c1bac8ae28f16e918b6fac7160"
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 548 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the acquisition, donation, or sale of real property for specified purposes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) 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/SF548.html)
2. **Amendment H-1242** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1242.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3050** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3050.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3059** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3059.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3060.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3061** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3061.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3062** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3062.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-3063** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3063.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3064** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3064.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-3065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3065.pdf)
11. **Amendment S-3188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3188.pdf)
12. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF548.html)
13. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF548.html)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF548.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **52–44** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1242 be adopted? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3059 be adopted? — **17–32** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3064 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3063 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3062 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3065 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3060 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–17** (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-3050 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal note.
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3050 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3059 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Amendments S-3060, S-3061, and S-3062 filed.
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3063 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3064 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3065 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3060 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3061 withdrawn.
- **2019-03-20** Amendment S-3062 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2019-03-20** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 17. `passage`
- **2019-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-20** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-25** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Rereferred to Agriculture.
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee: Sexton, Klein and R. Smith.
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2019 12:00PM House Lounge.
- **2019-04-02** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2019-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-17** Amendment H-1242 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-18** Amendment H-1242 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-18** Passed House, yeas 52 nays 44. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-19** Message from House, with amendment S-3188.
- **2019-04-23** Senate concurred with S-3188.
- **2019-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 17. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** 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/354b30e1-2af9-497c-a000-8d9920d24740`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).