---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to false reports to or communications with public safety entities, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to false reports to or communications with public safety entities, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2161"
citation: "Iowa SF 2161 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["felonies", "fire departments", "law enforcement", "misdemeanors", "reports", "safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9abc2e36-7672-4302-ac50-d432354fa806"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2161&ga=90"
source_hash: "e9519de5a44bc0b3a4264b8805148f5bcee9ec79c2f721f5ec313f5b07e1300b"
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 2161 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to false reports to or communications with public safety entities, and providing penalties.

## 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/SF2161.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2161_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2161.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-06** Fiscal note.
- **2024-02-20** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from Senate.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-26** Substituted for HF 2165.
- **2024-02-26** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-27** 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`
- **2024-05-01** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9abc2e36-7672-4302-ac50-d432354fa806`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).