republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2017-2018/sf-446.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to asset forfeiture by prohibiting civil asset forfeiture for property valued at less than a minimum amount, raising the standard of proof for asset forfeiture, requiring a proportionality review for property to be forfeited, and requiring law enforcement agencies to retain certain records related to asset forfeiture and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1148.) Effective 7-1-17.	A bill for an act relating to asset forfeiture by prohibiting civil asset forfeiture for property valued at less than a minimum amount, raising the standard of proof for asset forfeiture, requiring a proportionality review for property to be forfeited, and requiring law enforcement agencies to retain certain records related to asset forfeiture and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1148.) Effective 7-1-17.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2017-2018	SF 446	Iowa SF 446 (2017-2018)	bill	criminal law criminal offenders forfeiture law enforcement seizable property	enacted		4	19	2	2017-03-06	2017-05-09	openstates	ocd-bill/a884bee2-738f-4596-a918-c89c8a5a539a	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 446&ga=87	1612eaed05a3835d98d307d0d6720c32f32c378af3cb98e90202f9467b4fc897	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa SF 446 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to asset forfeiture by prohibiting civil asset forfeiture for property valued at less than a minimum amount, raising the standard of proof for asset forfeiture, requiring a proportionality review for property to be forfeited, and requiring law enforcement agencies to retain certain records related to asset forfeiture and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1148.) Effective 7-1-17.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amendment S-3261 (committee substitute) — source
3. Reprinted (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 95–1 (pass) · lower
• Shall the bill pass? — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-06 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2017-03-06 Committee report, approving bill.
• 2017-03-27 Fiscal note.
• 2017-03-28 Amendment S-3261 filed, adopted. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage
• 2017-03-28 Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. passage
• 2017-03-29 Explanation of vote.
• 2017-03-28 Immediate message.
• 2017-03-28 Message from Senate.
• 2017-03-28 Read first time, referred to Judiciary. reading-1
• 2017-03-28 Subcommittee: Heartsill, Baltimore and Wolfe.
• 2017-03-30 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2017-04-06 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2017-04-10 Passed House, ayes 95, nays 1. passage
• 2017-04-11 Explanation of vote.
• 2017-04-10 Immediate message.
• 2017-04-11 Message from House.
• 2017-04-25 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
• 2017-04-25 Sent to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2017-05-09 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a884bee2-738f-4596-a918-c89c8a5a539a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).