---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to insurers in possession of salvage motor vehicles. (Formerly SSB 1178.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to insurers in possession of salvage motor vehicles. (Formerly SSB 1178.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 448"
citation: "Iowa SF 448 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["automobile insurance", "certificates of title", "insurance", "motor vehicles", "salvage", "titles (property)", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-06"
last_action: "2017-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b7323e6-707c-4984-84bf-a2fbdbd98c0a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 448&ga=87"
source_hash: "db72d0227524677dd3373cf91109c24ade02c827398b9e7a2cb63cae403541cd"
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 448 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to insurers in possession of salvage motor vehicles. (Formerly SSB 1178.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/SF448.html)
2. **Amendment S-3157** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3157.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF448.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF448.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-15** Amendment S-3157 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-21** Amendment S-3157 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-21** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-21** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-21** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Substituted for HF 553.
- **2017-03-28** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-04-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-28** Message from House.
- **2017-04-04** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-04** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-07** 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/3b7323e6-707c-4984-84bf-a2fbdbd98c0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).