---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to terms used in the context of land surveying. (Formerly SF 2137.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to terms used in the context of land surveying. (Formerly SF 2137.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2233"
citation: "Iowa SF 2233 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["iowa plane coordinate system", "land surveying", "real property", "surveying", "weight and measurement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-09"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67ec0f37-a6cf-4a75-9cd5-0eba0f8ed2a8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2233&ga=89"
source_hash: "dae5b0746718dc817834873766a976adee37959192689bb026ef61ea92431968"
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 2233 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to terms used in the context of land surveying. (Formerly SF 2137.) 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/SF2233.html)
2. **Amendment S-5011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5011.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF2233.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF2233.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2233_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2233.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **91–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-09** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-02-21** Amendment S-5011 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-21** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-21** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-21** Message from Senate.
- **2022-02-21** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Subcommittee: Westrich, Andrews and Hansen.
- **2022-02-23** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/24/2022 10:00AM House Lounge.
- **2022-02-24** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-01** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-24** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 2. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-28** Message from House.
- **2022-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-02** 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/67ec0f37-a6cf-4a75-9cd5-0eba0f8ed2a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).