---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the operation of state government, including the commencement of audits, information made available to the auditor of state, and disputes between governmental agencies."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the operation of state government, including the commencement of audits, information made available to the auditor of state, and disputes between governmental agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 478"
citation: "Iowa SF 478 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["auditor of state", "audits", "citizenship", "executive branch", "medical records", "records and publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 14
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a559eab-e6a4-40d3-9c17-0d3409cb6d7f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 478&ga=90"
source_hash: "fbaf81d93b5b75d2e83db2574e50b1a94bd272cd48365bb010e13d410491a2aa"
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 478 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the operation of state government, including the commencement of audits, information made available to the auditor of state, and disputes between governmental agencies.

## 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/SF478.html)
2. **Amendment H-1177** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1177.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1275** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1275.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1276** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1276.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1277** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1277.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-1278** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1278.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3057** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3057.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-3063** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3063.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3172** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3172.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-3193** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3193.pdf)
11. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF478.html)
12. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/SF478.html)
13. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF478_GovLetter.pdf)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF478.html)

## Votes

- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1278, to the committee amendment H-1177? — **35–61** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1276, to the committee amendment H-1177, be adopted? — **36–60** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3063 to amendment S-3057 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3193 to House amendment S-3172 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1277, to the committee amendment H-1177, be adopted? — **35–61** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **55–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Amendment S-3057 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Point of order raised on S-3057, ruled in order.
- **2023-03-07** Deferred.
- **2023-03-07** Amendment S-3063 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Amendment S-3057 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 16. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-08** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-08** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee: Kaufmann, Bergan and Nielsen.
- **2023-03-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/29/2023 12:00PM House Lounge 2.
- **2023-03-29** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31** Fiscal note.
- **2023-04-03** Committee amendment H-1177 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-03** Placed on calendar.
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-20** Amendment H-1278 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Point of order raised on amendment H-1278 to amendment H-1177, ruled not germane.
- **2023-04-20** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1278 to amendment H-1177, yeas 35, nays 61.
- **2023-04-20** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2023-04-20** Amendment H-1275 to amendment H-1177, filed, adopted.
- **2023-04-20** Amendment H-1276 to amendment H-1177, yeas 36, nays 60, filed, lost.
- **2023-04-20** Amendment H-1277 to amendment H-1177, yeas 35, nays 61, filed, lost.
- **2023-04-20** Amendment H-1177 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Passed House, yeas 55, nays 41. `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-24** Message from House, with amendment S-3172.
- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3193 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-26** Senate concurred with S-3172.
- **2023-04-26** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 16. `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-27** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-06-01** 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/8a559eab-e6a4-40d3-9c17-0d3409cb6d7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).