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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to public safety including the crimes of failure to assist, abuse of a corpse, and interference with official acts, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1054.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to public safety including the crimes of failure to assist, abuse of a corpse, and interference with official acts, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1054.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 243"
citation: "Iowa SF 243 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["abuse", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "dead bodies", "injuries", "interference with official acts", "medical examiners", "mortality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af971e74-79ab-4ec3-88e2-76025548e6d4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 243&ga=89"
source_hash: "4354e1cdece34946c6d581209aa35b454fbaca709f84f46a43e9f74857d2133c"
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 243 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to public safety including the crimes of failure to assist, abuse of a corpse, and interference with official acts, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1054.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
## 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/89/attachments/SF243.html)
2. **Amendment H-1414** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1414.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1423** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1423.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3083** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3083.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3198** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3198.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF243.html)
7. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF243.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF243_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF243.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-03** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-17** Amendment S-3083 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-22** Read first time, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee: Gobble, Sunde and Thorup.
- **2021-03-29** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2021 1:15PM House Lounge.
- **2021-04-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-26** Amendment H-1414 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Amendment H-1423 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Amendment H-1414 out of order.
- **2021-04-28** Passed House, yeas 94, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-06** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-28** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-29** Message from House, with amendment S-3198.
- **2021-05-03** Fiscal note.
- **2021-05-17** Senate concurred with S-3198.
- **2021-05-17** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-06-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-06-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-06-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-28** Fiscal note.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af971e74-79ab-4ec3-88e2-76025548e6d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).