---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act regarding electronic submission of bids for public improvement contracts. (Formerly SSB 3119.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act regarding electronic submission of bids for public improvement contracts. (Formerly SSB 3119.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2279"
citation: "Iowa SF 2279 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bidding", "buildings", "construction work", "contracts", "electronics", "public improvements"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-15"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2875e27-1c6d-4d21-82a7-1200db7760cc"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2279&ga=89"
source_hash: "3427c8a9d83f6ba4b6ccf60db88dc8bdaaeaa1ca95b4a2baedd43a28041d7090"
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 2279 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act regarding electronic submission of bids for public improvement contracts. (Formerly SSB 3119.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/SF2279.html)
2. **Amendment S-5014** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5014.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF2279.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF2279.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2279_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2279.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-15** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-02-21** Amendment S-5014 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** Amendment S-5014 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-22** Message from Senate.
- **2022-02-22** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-02** Substituted for HF 2366.
- **2022-03-02** Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-02** Message from House.
- **2022-04-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-04-21** 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/d2875e27-1c6d-4d21-82a7-1200db7760cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).