---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to 911 emergency telephone and internet communication systems and making appropriations. (Formerly SSB 1082 and SF 454.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to 911 emergency telephone and internet communication systems and making appropriations. (Formerly SSB 1082 and SF 454.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 500"
citation: "Iowa SF 500 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["communications services", "emergency communications", "emergency management", "internet", "telecommunications", "telephone services", "wireless communications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-06"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f9becad-7836-4c3a-bcc6-825c699b2267"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 500&ga=87"
source_hash: "02a2048fb345b47edf57d0350e9ea7a3f0dc09479285d03e004b9f72cc54e629"
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 500 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to 911 emergency telephone and internet communication systems and making appropriations. (Formerly SSB 1082 and SF 454.) 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/SF500.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF500.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-06** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-04-06** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-04-14** Fiscal note.
- **2017-04-17** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-17** Read first time, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-19** Subcommittee: Worthan, Dolecheck and T. Taylor.
- **2017-04-20** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-21** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-21** Message from House.
- **2017-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-05-03** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** 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/0f9becad-7836-4c3a-bcc6-825c699b2267`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).