---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to continuing education requirements for certain professions. (Formerly HSB 159.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to continuing education requirements for certain professions. (Formerly HSB 159.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 606"
citation: "Iowa HF 606 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["continuing education", "distance education", "health-related professions", "marital and family therapy", "mental health counseling", "professional licensure", "professional licensure division", "professions", "public health department", "social work"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad2d274a-0fa4-4f57-9ba6-bf92b3e21c65"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 606&ga=88"
source_hash: "a90c353ad5eaf519653e326f201c1a6048a65d44d247c8b60c6c23a89d073c6e"
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 HF 606 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to continuing education requirements for certain professions. (Formerly HSB 159.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/88/attachments/HF606.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF606.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Passed House, yeas 93, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-13** Message from House.
- **2019-03-13** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Subcommittee: Johnson, Greene, and Mathis.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-03** 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/ad2d274a-0fa4-4f57-9ba6-bf92b3e21c65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).