---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to a peace officer’s search of garbage placed outside of a person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area. (Formerly SF 2111.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to a peace officer’s search of garbage placed outside of a person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area. (Formerly SF 2111.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2296"
citation: "Iowa SF 2296 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["garbage", "law enforcement", "privacy", "residence", "sanitation", "searches and seizures", "warrants", "waste management"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfdd53c9-c5fc-4a79-b957-17a01f0cf335"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2296&ga=89"
source_hash: "d3f564c570d2132cb3acf9f2c75c92961c6c78f99410827c084303e255ce706a"
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 2296 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to a peace officer’s search of garbage placed outside of a person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area. (Formerly SF 2111.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/SF2296.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2296_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2296.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **58–36** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-02-22** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-22** Message from Senate.
- **2022-02-22** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Subcommittee: Holt, Wheeler and Wolfe.
- **2022-02-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2022 8:30AM House Lounge.
- **2022-03-03** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1
- **2022-03-09** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-22** Passed House, yeas 58, nays 36. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-23** Message from House.
- **2022-04-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-04-21** 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/dfdd53c9-c5fc-4a79-b957-17a01f0cf335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).