---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to massage therapy, including child and dependent adult abuse reporting and continuing education requirements, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 509.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to massage therapy, including child and dependent adult abuse reporting and continuing education requirements, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 509.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2168"
citation: "Iowa HF 2168 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult abuse", "continuing education", "health-related professions", "mandatory reporting", "massage therapy", "reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5acd37bf-5a16-4439-94c8-f78a5c65d18d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2168&ga=89"
source_hash: "bdf62e08b0f30db0e4290a08bc3fba2e4c5cb955e187bbc5e55605251b2dbbec"
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 2168 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to massage therapy, including child and dependent adult abuse reporting and continuing education requirements, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 509.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/HF2168.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2168_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2168.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-03-24** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-28** Message from House.
- **2022-03-28** Read first time, attached to companion SF 2060. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-25** Substituted for SF 2060.
- **2022-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-26** Message from Senate.
- **2022-05-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-23** 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/5acd37bf-5a16-4439-94c8-f78a5c65d18d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).