---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to livestock health, by providing for the livestock health advisory council and livestock disease research fund."
description: "A bill for an act relating to livestock health, by providing for the livestock health advisory council and livestock disease research fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 473"
citation: "Iowa SF 473 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["college of veterinary medicine", "diseases", "health", "livestock", "livestock health advisory council", "research"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d163403b-e602-488d-92af-944b3570f50c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 473&ga=90"
source_hash: "14ac53e179b24ecc3dc40fe79fa56750f1562915c183e115b1e88b5ebed66ab8"
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 473 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to livestock health, by providing for the livestock health advisory council and livestock disease research fund.

## 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/90/attachments/SF473.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF473_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF473.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-21** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-21** Read first time, referred to Agriculture. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee: Harris, Isenhart and Wulf.
- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2023 12:00PM House Lounge.
- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on calendar.
- **2023-04-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-05** Message from House.
- **2023-04-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-28** 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/d163403b-e602-488d-92af-944b3570f50c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).