---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to an assault involving a laser pointed toward an aircraft, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to an assault involving a laser pointed toward an aircraft, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 144"
citation: "Iowa SF 144 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["aircraft", "assault", "criminal offenders", "felonies", "lasers", "misdemeanors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2024-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34d4a485-e17f-4909-91d9-2f20831cd7c8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 144&ga=90"
source_hash: "d7e0b7b9cd68f1f4dc64781e4bca36e112518dbea291968bf7faaf078f1851f6"
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 144 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to an assault involving a laser pointed toward an aircraft, and making penalties applicable.

## 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/SF144.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF144_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF144.html)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Fiscal note.
- **2023-03-14** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-14** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-14** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Subcommittee: Thompson, P., Scheetz and Wheeler.
- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/28/2023 8:15AM House Lounge.
- **2023-03-28** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Subcommittee: Thompson, P., Scheetz and Wheeler.
- **2024-02-29** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2024 8:00AM House Lounge.
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-07** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-18** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-18** Message from House.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-03** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34d4a485-e17f-4909-91d9-2f20831cd7c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).