---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering in movable locations, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 03/10/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering in movable locations, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 03/10/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 155"
citation: "Iowa SF 155 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["barbering", "hair", "health-related professions", "professional licensure", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2020-03-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b8ac185-d4ef-412a-a07d-d47e1375bd83"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 155&ga=88"
source_hash: "0d9e1bd169a8ccd6be79cd66cab2a990dff4f8afad8b75afa011295d7d9bf55d"
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 155 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering in movable locations, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 03/10/2020.

## 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/SF155.html)
2. **Amendment S-5006** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5006.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5007** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5007.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF155.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF155.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF155.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Subcommittee: Whiting, Danielson, and Miller-Meeks.
- **2019-02-12** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2020-01-15** Subcommittee reassigned: Whiting, Giddens, and Miller-Meeks.
- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2020 1:30PM RM 315.
- **2020-01-28** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2020-02-17** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-17** Amendment S-5006 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-18** Amendment S-5007 to S-5006 filed.
- **2020-03-02** Amendment S-5007 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-02** Amendment S-5006 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2020-03-02** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** Substituted for HF 2195.
- **2020-03-02** Passed House, yeas 92, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-03** Message from House.
- **2020-03-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-03-10** 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/5b8ac185-d4ef-412a-a07d-d47e1375bd83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).