---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to protests considered by local boards of review and including effective date and applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to protests considered by local boards of review and including effective date and applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 445"
citation: "Iowa SF 445 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boards", "commissions", "and councils", "county government", "open meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6bc0937-1b23-4a07-a25c-6c35e67aa3d4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 445&ga=90"
source_hash: "8a752d9feb89b5ae26adc5b0feea71f05ef69bbcd802c3e94d6b2f962685bc6f"
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 445 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to protests considered by local boards of review and including effective date and applicability provisions.

## 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/SF445.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF445_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF445.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-07** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Substituted for HF 420.
- **2023-03-21** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-22** Message from House.
- **2023-04-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-04** 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/a6bc0937-1b23-4a07-a25c-6c35e67aa3d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).