---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to illegal reentry into the state by certain aliens, prohibition on arrest in certain locations, orders to return to a foreign nation, immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, sentencing restrictions, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to illegal reentry into the state by certain aliens, prohibition on arrest in certain locations, orders to return to a foreign nation, immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, sentencing restrictions, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2340"
citation: "Iowa SF 2340 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["aliens", "arrest and appearance", "civil liability", "criminal offenders", "deferred judgments", "deferred sentences", "felonies", "health care facilities", "immunity", "indemnity", "misdemeanors", "sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-14"
last_action: "2024-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2bf774d-bb74-4232-b5d9-be304d3893ec"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2340&ga=90"
source_hash: "a05cedc62b9c9156c6d38c33af2a297dcc963003b952c156d5bff062686e0cf9"
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 2340 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to illegal reentry into the state by certain aliens, prohibition on arrest in certain locations, orders to return to a foreign nation, immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, sentencing restrictions, 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/SF2340.html)
2. **Amendment S-5048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5048.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2340_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2340.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-5048 be adopted? — **17–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **64–30** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **34–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-14** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-14** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-04** Fiscal note.
- **2024-03-05** Amendment S-5048 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-06** Message from Senate.
- **2024-03-06** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Substituted for HF 2567.
- **2024-03-19** Passed House, yeas 64, nays 30. `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-20** 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`
- **2024-05-08** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2bf774d-bb74-4232-b5d9-be304d3893ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).