---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the removal of human remains by a removal technician."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the removal of human remains by a removal technician."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 193"
citation: "Iowa SF 193 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["dead bodies", "funeral directing", "health-related professions", "mortuary science", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e8393ae-d90f-4672-8ea4-bfa56bcdbbe3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 193&ga=90"
source_hash: "4bb8e0624f4293de5ac63b07db3f3dd56df1571357a2a9154569dd420b12f61e"
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 193 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the removal of human remains by a removal technician.

## 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/90/attachments/SF193.html)
2. **Amendment H-1186** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1186.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3126** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3126.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF193_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF193.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-02-08** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-09** Message from Senate.
- **2023-02-09** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** Subcommittee: Collins, Nielsen and Wills, J.
- **2023-03-09** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/13/2023 12:30PM House Lounge 2.
- **2023-03-13** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21** Placed on calendar.
- **2023-04-05** Amendment H-1186 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-12** Amendment H-1186 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-12** Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-12** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-13** Message from House, with amendment S-3126.
- **2023-04-19** Senate concurred with S-3126.
- **2023-04-19** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-20** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-26** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-27** 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/8e8393ae-d90f-4672-8ea4-bfa56bcdbbe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).