---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to notice and reclamation requirements for abandoned vehicles taken into custody by a police authority or private entity. (Formerly SSB 1025.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to notice and reclamation requirements for abandoned vehicles taken into custody by a police authority or private entity. (Formerly SSB 1025.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 232"
citation: "Iowa SF 232 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["abandoned vehicles", "motor vehicles", "notices", "reclamation", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87ddd8de-1829-4310-91df-2505049752ca"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 232&ga=89"
source_hash: "36215d117aa9d35c18daa766cdf27c1824f4e7a7c5c4cb732478695e802572c4"
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 232 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to notice and reclamation requirements for abandoned vehicles taken into custody by a police authority or private entity. (Formerly SSB 1025.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/SF232.html)
2. **Amendment S-3014** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3014.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3016** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3016.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF232.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF232.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF232_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF232.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-02** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-02-03** Amendment S-3014 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-03** Amendment S-3016 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-03** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nay 0. `passage`
- **2021-02-03** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-04** Message from Senate.
- **2021-02-04** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Subcommittee: Thorup, Bradley and Cohoon.
- **2021-02-23** Passed on file.
- **2021-03-09** Substituted for HF 650.
- **2021-03-09** Passed House, yeas 88 nays 5. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-10** Message from House.
- **2021-03-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-03-22** 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/87ddd8de-1829-4310-91df-2505049752ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).