---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act expanding the health care professional recruitment program. (Formerly HF 5.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act expanding the health care professional recruitment program. (Formerly HF 5.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 196"
citation: "Iowa HF 196 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["health", "health-related professions", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e3ffead-5202-4c6b-a02f-6161609befb9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 196&ga=89"
source_hash: "97af9ea3c5640d00ce3ed9dad60600df6b8be250cf0525847652ae7e1f08cef3"
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 HF 196 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act expanding the health care professional recruitment program. (Formerly HF 5.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/89/attachments/HF196.html)
2. **Amendment H-1010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1010.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1362** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1362.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3122.pdf)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF196_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF196.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Amendment H-1010 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Amendment H-1010 lost.
- **2021-01-27** Passed House, yeas 99, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-01-27** Immediate message.
- **2021-01-28** Message from House.
- **2021-01-28** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach.
- **2021-02-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/08/2021 4:00PM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-02-08** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2021-02-24** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Amendment S-3122 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-07** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-07** Senate amendment H-1362 filed.
- **2021-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1362.
- **2021-04-20** Passed House, yeas 92, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-21** Message from House.
- **2021-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-20** 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/3e3ffead-5202-4c6b-a02f-6161609befb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).