---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to formatting requirements for groundwater hazard statements recorded with a county recording office. (Formerly SSB 3069.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to formatting requirements for groundwater hazard statements recorded with a county recording office. (Formerly SSB 3069.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2226"
citation: "Iowa SF 2226 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county government", "public records", "water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-08"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/beccfde1-2a3e-4fc6-adbd-9226b41c68b3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2226&ga=87"
source_hash: "d30d5bd2e9a45ea9892100638201abeb0137497f92485c904bfe6e174e23fb6d"
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 2226 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to formatting requirements for groundwater hazard statements recorded with a county recording office. (Formerly SSB 3069.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/87/attachments/SF2226.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2226.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-08** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-06** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-07** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Subcommittee: Bloomingdale, Kurth and Sheets.
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Passed House, ayes 99, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-27** Message from House.
- **2018-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-10** 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/beccfde1-2a3e-4fc6-adbd-9226b41c68b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).