---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to a financial literacy requirement under the state’s educational standards. (Formerly SSB 1029.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to a financial literacy requirement under the state’s educational standards. (Formerly SSB 1029.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 139"
citation: "Iowa SF 139 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["curricula", "education", "financial literacy", "private education", "school districts", "schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/533ace60-1136-4429-85cf-53067624fc2c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 139&ga=88"
source_hash: "7ecacc1466fcede5f39003982d634390982d9708ca4bf6f138baafa5ae9c86ec"
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 139 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to a financial literacy requirement under the state’s educational standards. (Formerly SSB 1029.) 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/SF139.html)
2. **Amendment H-1296** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1296.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3233** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3233.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF139.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-02-05** Fiscal note.
- **2019-02-18** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-02-18** Immediate message.
- **2019-02-19** Message from Senate.
- **2019-02-19** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-24** Amendment H-1296 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Substituted for HF 420.
- **2019-04-25** Amendment H-1296 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Passed House, yeas 96 nays 2. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from House, with amendment S-3233.
- **2019-04-25** Senate concurred with S-3233.
- **2019-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-09** 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/533ace60-1136-4429-85cf-53067624fc2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).