---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the provision of behavioral health services including via telehealth in a school setting. (Formerly SF 2100.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the provision of behavioral health services including via telehealth in a school setting. (Formerly SF 2100.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2261"
citation: "Iowa SF 2261 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["education", "medical care", "mental health", "schools", "telehealth"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-13"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f7c6442-0fa6-4418-a053-c4758b8cee08"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2261&ga=88"
source_hash: "abe94eed78587cb866625b91a2f5231405ad1f27aa7207922f37aac7dbdeeacb"
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 2261 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the provision of behavioral health services including via telehealth in a school setting. (Formerly SF 2100.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/SF2261.html)
2. **Amendment H-8165** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8165.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8171** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8171.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5024.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5108.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF2261.html)
7. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF2261.html)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2261.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-02-13** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-02-26** Amendment S-5024 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-26** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-27** Message from Senate.
- **2020-03-02** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Brown-Powers and Fry.
- **2020-03-03** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2020 10:30AM House Lounge.
- **2020-03-04** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2020-06-03** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-03** Committee amendment H-8165 filed.
- **2020-06-03** Amendment H-8171 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-04** Committee amendment H-8165 adopted.
- **2020-06-04** Amendment H-8171 withdrawn.
- **2020-06-04** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 4. `passage`
- **2020-06-04** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-04** Message from House, with amendment S-5108.
- **2020-06-05** Senate concurred with S-5108.
- **2020-06-05** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-05** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-05** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-29** 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/3f7c6442-0fa6-4418-a053-c4758b8cee08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).