---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses and civil actions, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1082.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses and civil actions, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1082.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 522"
citation: "Iowa SF 522 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil procedure", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "dependent adults", "elder abuse", "older persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-02"
last_action: "2022-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb9d57e5-0b5b-45df-a6e6-7eb0410958aa"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 522&ga=89"
source_hash: "73905097ef8e59a92e20111d6f739992f0225810bb86dbc7f0a758dde3affa41"
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 522 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses and civil actions, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1082.) 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/SF522.html)
2. **Amendment H-8219** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8219.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8226** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8226.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8242** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8242.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5088.pdf)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF522_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF522.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-02** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-03-08** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-09** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-09** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-10** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Subcommittee: Hite, Bohannan and Kaufmann.
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2021 4:00PM House Lounge 1.
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0
- **2022-02-28** Subcommittee: Hite, Anderson and Kaufmann.
- **2022-03-01** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2022 8:30AM RM 304.1.
- **2022-03-03** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0
- **2022-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-22** Amendment H-8219 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Amendment H-8226 to amendment H-8219 filed, withdrawn.
- **2022-03-23** Amendment H-8242 to amendment H-8219 filed, adopted.
- **2022-03-23** Amendment H-8219 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-24** Message from House, with amendment S-5088.
- **2022-04-05** Senate concurred with S-5088.
- **2022-04-05** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-05** Message from Senate.
- **2022-06-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-22** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb9d57e5-0b5b-45df-a6e6-7eb0410958aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).