republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2017-2018/sf-2169.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act limiting the liability of an alcoholic beverage licensee or permittee for certain alcohol-related injuries. (Formerly SSB 1179.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act limiting the liability of an alcoholic beverage licensee or permittee for certain alcohol-related injuries. (Formerly SSB 1179.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2169"
citation: "Iowa SF 2169 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alcoholic beverages", "civil liability", "damages", "dramshop act", "dramshops", "intoxication"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 15
action_count: 37
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-05"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18df0f0e-a318-4bf2-804a-7e1eabd7e84d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2169&ga=87"
source_hash: "1cd25cda9e58515fe8fc44c53e3c6c90d38fdf839d4cdd2bc5507d3a11a881e3"
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 2169 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act limiting the liability of an alcoholic beverage licensee or permittee for certain alcohol-related injuries. (Formerly SSB 1179.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/87/attachments/SF2169.html)
2. **Amendment H-8175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8175.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8176.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8184** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8184.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8188.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8218.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-8222** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8222.pdf)
8. **Amendment H-8223** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8223.pdf)
9. **Amendment H-8316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8316.pdf)
10. **Amendment H-8341** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8341.pdf)
11. **Amendment H-8343** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8343.pdf)
12. **Amendment S-5027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5027.pdf)
13. **Amendment S-5029** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5029.pdf)
14. **Amendment S-5209** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5209.pdf)
15. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2169.html)

## Votes

- Shall the motion to concur be adopted? — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **61–36** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5029 be adopted? — **20–29** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5027 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Amendment S-5029 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Passed Senate, ayes 29, nays 20. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-22** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-23** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-05** Amendments H-8175 and H-8176 filed.
- **2018-03-06** Amendment H-8184 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment H-8188 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-07** Amendments H-8218, H-8222 and H-8223 filed.
- **2018-03-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Amendment H-8316 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-02** Substituted for HF 2391.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8175 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8343 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-02** Point of order raised on H-8343, ruled not germane.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8184 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8223, to H-8184 out of order.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8341 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8176 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8188 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8218 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8222 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8316 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** Passed House, ayes 61, nays 36. `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Explanations of votes.
- **2018-04-02** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-03** Message from House, with amendment S-5209.
- **2018-04-04** Deferred.
- **2018-04-04** Senate concurred with S-5209.
- **2018-04-04** Passed Senate, ayes 32, nays 17. `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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18df0f0e-a318-4bf2-804a-7e1eabd7e84d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).