---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to provisional licensing of interns enrolled in a doctoral degree program in psychology. (Formerly HF 2017.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to provisional licensing of interns enrolled in a doctoral degree program in psychology. (Formerly HF 2017.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2246"
citation: "Iowa HF 2246 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["health-related professions", "internships", "professional licensure", "psychology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2988cdf9-5b70-4d9b-b91f-30c6198aedfc"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2246&ga=89"
source_hash: "add9610bc0201bf2b496fad3fa2d056d0030fc65b7e7b5b0e5e0dc39801b22db"
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 2246 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to provisional licensing of interns enrolled in a doctoral degree program in psychology. (Formerly HF 2017.) 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/HF2246.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2246_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2246.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-24** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 1. `passage`
- **2022-02-24** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-24** Message from House.
- **2022-02-24** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-01** Subcommittee: Edler, Costello, and Trone Garriott.
- **2022-03-01** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2022 10:00AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2022-03-03** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2022-05-05** Message from Senate.
- **2022-06-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-13** 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/2988cdf9-5b70-4d9b-b91f-30c6198aedfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).