republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2021-2022/sf-568.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including nominations, procedures for proposed amendments to the Iowa Constitution, and absentee voting, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1237.) Effective date: Enactment, 01/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including nominations, procedures for proposed amendments to the Iowa Constitution, and absentee voting, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1237.) Effective date: Enactment, 01/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 568"
citation: "Iowa SF 568 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["absentee voting", "ballots", "constitution of iowa", "elections and politics", "nominations", "voting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-03-08"
last_action: "2021-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2ea3c10-e3ce-49dc-8d34-381ded8f4ac6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 568&ga=89"
source_hash: "20774d6ca0fc12714ee9bbf511642b0c29bfdfb3b3d4710361ca8f8611bd3dd3"
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 568 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including nominations, procedures for proposed amendments to the Iowa Constitution, and absentee voting, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1237.) Effective date: Enactment, 01/01/2022.

## 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/SF568.html)
2. **Amendment H-1364** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1364.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1533** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1533.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1534** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1534.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1535** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1535.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3076** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3076.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3243** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3243.pdf)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF568.html)
9. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF568.html)
10. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF568_GovLetter.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF568.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **54–33** (pass) · lower
- Shall the motion to concur be adopted? — **29–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1534 be adopted? — **34–54** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **29–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1533 be adopted? — **35–52** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-08** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-03-10** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-17** Amendment S-3076 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-24** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee: Kaufmann, Bloomingdale and Hunter.
- **2021-03-29** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-29** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/30/2021 1:00PM RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult.
- **2021-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment H-1364 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-05-19** Amendment H-1535 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment H-1364 withdrawn.
- **2021-05-19** Amendment H-1534 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment H-1534 lost.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Amendment H-1533 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment H-1533 lost.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Passed House, yeas 54, nays 33. `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-19** Message from House, with amendment S-3243.
- **2021-05-19** Senate concurred with S-3243.
- **2021-05-19** Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 17. `passage`
- **2021-06-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-19** Message from Senate.
- **2021-06-22** Secretary's report on correction in enrollment.
- **2021-06-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-06-08** 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/c2ea3c10-e3ce-49dc-8d34-381ded8f4ac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).