---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1037.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1037.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 267"
citation: "Iowa SF 267 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alternative medicine", "health", "health-related professions", "massage therapy", "misdemeanors", "professional licensure", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21f9da25-c528-4034-b56e-8a9c0d5ec1fb"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 267&ga=88"
source_hash: "25bdc3ea9e6b03471600db919c9a5bc5c843c1ba9b754fa3498f166ca9a5d642"
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 267 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1037.) 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/SF267.html)
2. **Amendment H-1209** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1209.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3162.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF267.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-02-14** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-02-20** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-02-20** Message from Senate.
- **2019-02-21** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-11** Amendment H-1209 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-15** Substituted for HF 479.
- **2019-04-15** Amendment H-1209 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-15** Passed House, yeas 96 nays 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-16** Message from House, with amendment S-3162.
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred with S-3162.
- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-10** 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/21f9da25-c528-4034-b56e-8a9c0d5ec1fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).