---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to persons authorized to receive a copy of a written accident report filed by a law enforcement officer."
description: "A bill for an act relating to persons authorized to receive a copy of a written accident report filed by a law enforcement officer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 490"
citation: "Iowa SF 490 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["accidents", "attorney general", "copies", "driving", "insurance", "law enforcement officers", "motor vehicles", "public records", "reports", "transportation department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c16bb5e-e698-475e-9c24-fdc574c147d5"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 490&ga=90"
source_hash: "23ceefdb330c826c3e6ea628773de862010b747e79fa7bfaaa2217a304605f8a"
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 490 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to persons authorized to receive a copy of a written accident report filed by a law enforcement officer.

## 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/SF490.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF490_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF490.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-14** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-14** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Subcommittee: Meggers, Latham and Zabner.
- **2023-03-20** Subcommittee Meeting: Upon adjournment RM 103.
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on calendar.
- **2023-04-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-05** Message from House.
- **2023-04-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-28** 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/8c16bb5e-e698-475e-9c24-fdc574c147d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).