---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act limiting civil liability for persons involved in agricultural tourism. (Formerly SSB 1153.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act limiting civil liability for persons involved in agricultural tourism. (Formerly SSB 1153.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 356"
citation: "Iowa SF 356 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil liability", "farming", "tort law", "tourism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69055d0e-b803-479c-8fda-d5f643854d95"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 356&ga=89"
source_hash: "9d40b07d1af2657d91a90965646e827a7fe76bdeedd3f7390837007b6dd9407e"
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 356 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act limiting civil liability for persons involved in agricultural tourism. (Formerly SSB 1153.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/SF356.html)
2. **Amendment H-1337** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1337.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1411** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1411.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1416** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1416.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1417** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1417.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3174** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3174.pdf)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF356_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF356.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **31–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1416 be adopted? — **40–52** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1411? — **39–53** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1417 be adopted? — **39–54** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **53–40** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-02-23** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 18. `passage`
- **2021-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-23** Message from Senate.
- **2021-02-25** Read first time, referred to Agriculture. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-02** Subcommittee: Latham, Smith and Thorup.
- **2021-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/08/2021 1:15PM House Lounge.
- **2021-04-02** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-02** Committee amendment H-1337 filed.
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-26** Amendment H-1411 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Committee amendment H-1337 adopted.
- **2021-04-27** Point of order raised on amendment H-1411, ruled not germane.
- **2021-04-27** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1411.
- **2021-04-27** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2021-04-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-27** Amendment H-1416 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Amendment H-1416 lost.
- **2021-04-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-27** Amendment H-1417 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2021-04-27** Amendment H-1417 lost.
- **2021-04-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-27** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2021-04-27** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
- **2021-04-27** Passed House, yeas 53, nays 40. `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-06** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-27** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2021-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-28** Message from House, with amendment S-3174.
- **2021-05-05** Senate concurred with S-3174.
- **2021-05-05** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 17. `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-05** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-19** 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/69055d0e-b803-479c-8fda-d5f643854d95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).