---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of theft in the third degree and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3005.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of theft in the third degree and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3005.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2225"
citation: "Iowa SF 2225 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "criminal offenders", "robbery", "theft"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-11"
last_action: "2020-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b6a6a99-fe8a-44cc-a60b-c84d82a26dfc"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2225&ga=88"
source_hash: "f63ed00faf9ffa19db7d341adcd267ef16affff52416905532e1ee7c1ad8b487"
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 2225 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of theft in the third degree and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3005.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/SF2225.html)
2. **Amendment H-8078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8078.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5077** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5077.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2225.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-11** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-02-11** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-02-17** Fiscal note.
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2020-03-03** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** Amendment H-8078 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-10** Substituted for HF 2538.
- **2020-03-10** Amendment H-8078 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-10** Passed House, yeas 100, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-11** Message from House, with amendment S-5077.
- **2020-06-09** Fiscal note.
- **2020-06-10** Senate concurred with S-5077.
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-10** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-18** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b6a6a99-fe8a-44cc-a60b-c84d82a26dfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).