---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to abandoned structures and abatement of public nuisances. Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to abandoned structures and abatement of public nuisances. Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 93"
citation: "Iowa SF 93 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["abandoned property", "buildings", "civil procedure", "manufactured homes", "mobile homes", "nuisances", "rehabilitation (property)", "vacant property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72f466dd-c572-4046-baea-edbdeec3073d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 93&ga=88"
source_hash: "77b90a3dc1a6998f51bb0e44064afbc65463721295a250233982c5360cc1d2d3"
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 93 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to abandoned structures and abatement of public nuisances. 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/SF93.html)
2. **Amendment H-1284** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1284.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3010.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3232** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3232.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF93.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF93.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF93.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **90–8** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** Introduced, referred to Local Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Boulton, and Edler.
- **2019-02-20** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Amendment S-3010 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment S-3010 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-19** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-19** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-19** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Amendment H-1284 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Substituted for HF 780.
- **2019-04-25** Amendment H-1284 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Passed House, yeas 90 nays 8. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from House, with amendment S-3232.
- **2019-04-25** Senate concurred with S-3232.
- **2019-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-02** 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/72f466dd-c572-4046-baea-edbdeec3073d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).