---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for the licensure of genetic counselors, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and implementation provisions. (Formerly SSB 3005.) Effective 1-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act providing for the licensure of genetic counselors, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and implementation provisions. (Formerly SSB 3005.) Effective 1-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2228"
citation: "Iowa SF 2228 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["counseling", "genetics", "health-related professions", "medical care", "professional licensure", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-08"
last_action: "2018-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69e597ef-0ca1-42ce-8cea-9a86b8480c14"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2228&ga=87"
source_hash: "76804c5b8d6f30d7a8b155b57389626aa75a46cae6977d9ce68a585372a41016"
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 2228 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act providing for the licensure of genetic counselors, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and implementation provisions. (Formerly SSB 3005.) Effective 1-1-19.

## 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/SF2228.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2228.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-08** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-26** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Subcommittee: Holt, Heaton and Heddens.
- **2018-03-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-12** Passed House, ayes 97 nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-13** Message from House.
- **2018-03-27** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-03-29** 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/69e597ef-0ca1-42ce-8cea-9a86b8480c14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).