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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including general election ballot vacancies, voter registration, elections administration, absentee voting, and vacancies on school boards and merged area governing boards and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1104.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including general election ballot vacancies, voter registration, elections administration, absentee voting, and vacancies on school boards and merged area governing boards and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1104.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 399"
citation: "Iowa SF 399 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["absentee voting", "community colleges", "elections and politics", "political parties", "primary elections", "school districts", "voting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-01"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/693f3f8c-1483-4960-9f94-7c25c4153ba8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 399&ga=87"
source_hash: "b7321be02e1cc87c2a6f02bd8e46d2701e3b62a7c80f22e4958b15d640df95e5"
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 399 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including general election ballot vacancies, voter registration, elections administration, absentee voting, and vacancies on school boards and merged area governing boards and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1104.) Various effective dates; see section 11 of bill.
## 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/SF399.html)
2. **Amendment S-3143** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3143.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3144** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3144.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3147** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3147.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3240** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3240.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF399.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF399.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **460** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **960** (pass) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-03-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-01** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-14** Amendments S-3143, S-3144, and S-3147 filed.
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3147 withdrawn.
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3240 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3144 withdrawn.
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3143 withdrawn.
- **2017-03-27** Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Explanations of votes.
- **2017-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-27** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-28** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Subcommittee: Koester, Hein and Winckler.
- **2017-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-10** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 0. `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`
- **2017-05-10** 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/693f3f8c-1483-4960-9f94-7c25c4153ba8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).