---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the practice and licensure of physician assistants, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3071.) Effective date: 03/18/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the practice and licensure of physician assistants, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3071.) Effective date: 03/18/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2357"
citation: "Iowa SF 2357 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["controlled substances", "health", "health-related professions", "medical care", "physician assisting", "prescription drugs", "professional licensure", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-20"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e685bd73-cdcb-4524-8069-7d091303c268"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2357&ga=88"
source_hash: "4902ac61789f87935af685c2719c5d62512a8dcfea3c37bba0eaa8ae47b6bb29"
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 2357 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the practice and licensure of physician assistants, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3071.) Effective date: 03/18/2020.

## 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/SF2357.html)
2. **Amendment H-8140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8140.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2357.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-02-20** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2020-03-03** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Amendment H-8140 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-11** Substituted for HF 2542.
- **2020-03-11** Amendment H-8140 withdrawn.
- **2020-03-11** Passed House, yeas 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-12** Message from House.
- **2020-03-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** 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/e685bd73-cdcb-4524-8069-7d091303c268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).