republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2017-2018/sf-481.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Effective 7-1-18.	A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Effective 7-1-18.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2017-2018	SF 481	Iowa SF 481 (2017-2018)	bill	aliens city government county government immigration	enacted		14	48	7	2017-03-07	2018-04-10	openstates	ocd-bill/0b3e945b-959e-48d5-9fdd-44c1bff02172	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 481&ga=87	e216c7a47a902b76bb10dbd214f6471fad51f98f1313f742dcc42e11cf0352fc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa SF 481 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Effective 7-1-18.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amendment H-8202 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment H-8240 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment H-8319 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amendment H-8321 (committee substitute) — source
6. Amendment H-8336 (committee substitute) — source
7. Amendment H-8347 (committee substitute) — source
8. Amendment S-3300 (committee substitute) — source
9. Amendment S-3315 (committee substitute) — source
10. Amendment S-5216 (committee substitute) — source
11. Amendment S-5227 (committee substitute) — source
12. Amendment S-5228 (committee substitute) — source
13. Reprinted (committee substitute) — source
14. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall amendment S-5228 to House amendment S-5216 be adopted? — 19–28 (fail) · upper
• Shall amendment S-5227 to House amendment S-5216 be adopted? — 19–28 (fail) · upper
• Shall the bill pass? — 32–15 (pass) · upper
• Shall the bill pass? — 55–45 (pass) · lower
• Shall amendment S-3315 to amendment S-3300 be adopted? — 20–28 (fail) · upper
• Shall the bill pass? — 28–18 (pass) · upper
• Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8240, to the committee amendment H-8202? — 40–59 (fail) · lower

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-07 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2017-03-07 Committee report, approving bill.
• 2017-03-31 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2017-04-10 Amendment S-3300 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2017-04-12 Deferred.
• 2017-04-12 Amendment S-3315 filed, lost. amendment-introduction
• 2017-04-12 Amendment S-3300 adopted. amendment-passage
• 2017-04-12 Passed Senate, ayes 32, nays 15, present 1. passage
• 2017-04-12 Immediate message.
• 2017-04-13 Message from Senate.
• 2017-04-13 Read first time, referred to Public Safety. reading-1
• 2018-01-23 Subcommittee: Holt, Breckenridge and Heartsill.
• 2018-01-29 Fiscal note.
• 2018-01-31 Subcommittee recommends passage.
• 2018-03-07 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. committee-passage
• 2018-03-07 Committee amendment H-8202 filed.
• 2018-03-08 Amendment H-8240 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2018-03-13 Fiscal note.
• 2018-03-22 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2018-03-26 Amendments H-8319 and H-8321 filed.
• 2018-03-27 Amendment H-8336 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2018-04-03 Amendment H-8319 to committee amendment H-8202 filed, adopted.
• 2018-04-03 Point of order raised on H-8240 to committee amendment H-8202, ruled not germane.
• 2018-04-03 Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8240, to committee amendment H-8202.
• 2018-04-03 Motion to suspend rules failed.
• 2018-04-03 Committee amendment H-8202 adopted, as amended.
• 2018-04-03 Amendment H-8336 adopted. amendment-passage
• 2018-04-03 Amendment H-8321 withdrawn.
• 2018-04-03 Amendment H-8347 filed, withdrawn. amendment-introduction
• 2018-04-03 Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
• 2018-04-03 Deferred, retained on calendar.
• 2018-04-03 Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
• 2018-04-03 Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, Speaker resolved point of order
• 2018-04-03 Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
• 2018-04-03 Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
• 2018-04-03 Passed House, ayes 55, nays 45. passage
• 2018-04-03 Immediate message.
• 2018-04-04 Message from House, with amendment S-5216.
• 2018-04-04 Deferred.
• 2018-04-04 Deferred.
• 2018-04-04 Amendment S-5228 to S-5216 filed, lost.
• 2018-04-04 Amendment S-5227 to S-5216 filed, lost.
• 2018-04-04 Senate concurred with S-5216.
• 2018-04-04 Passed Senate, ayes 28, nays 18. passage
• 2018-04-04 Immediate message.
• 2018-04-05 Message from Senate.
• 2018-04-10 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
• 2018-04-10 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0b3e945b-959e-48d5-9fdd-44c1bff02172. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).