---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the issuance of high school credit for satisfactory completion of high school-level units of instruction. (Formerly SF 2085.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the issuance of high school credit for satisfactory completion of high school-level units of instruction. (Formerly SF 2085.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2318"
citation: "Iowa SF 2318 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["curricula", "education", "school districts", "schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-19"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2627d3d4-9815-485b-b737-4708aa29ba51"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2318&ga=87"
source_hash: "c88c39231eb3c62ee502c1e41115a9c94b416c802ff563f85895a0f030cb6fda"
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 2318 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the issuance of high school credit for satisfactory completion of high school-level units of instruction. (Formerly SF 2085.) 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/SF2318.html)
2. **Amendment H-8311** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8311.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8322** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8322.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5199** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5199.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2318.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-19** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-03-07** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 2. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-08** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Subcommittee: Gassman, Bossman and Nielsen.
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-22** Amendment H-8311 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8322, to H-8311 filed, adopted.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8311 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27** Passed House, ayes 99, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-28** Message from House, with amendment S-5199.
- **2018-04-02** Senate concurred with S-5199.
- **2018-04-02** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-17** 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/2627d3d4-9815-485b-b737-4708aa29ba51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).