---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act authorizing licensed occupational therapists, licensed physical therapists, and certain medical professionals licensed in other states to provide a statement for purposes of persons with disabilities special registration plates or parking permits, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 560.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act authorizing licensed occupational therapists, licensed physical therapists, and certain medical professionals licensed in other states to provide a statement for purposes of persons with disabilities special registration plates or parking permits, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 560.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2259"
citation: "Iowa HF 2259 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["disabilities", "disabilities parking", "health-related professions", "identification", "license plates", "medical care", "occupational therapy", "physical therapy", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-04"
last_action: "2022-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73c074e6-7c3a-4066-b739-14b8cbc306ee"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2259&ga=89"
source_hash: "df82c58f6a5a73abf4a53987e78762ae4a9c05b22a56cd8ee01fa7f39ca7f5e5"
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 2259 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act authorizing licensed occupational therapists, licensed physical therapists, and certain medical professionals licensed in other states to provide a statement for purposes of persons with disabilities special registration plates or parking permits, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 560.) 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/HF2259.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2259_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2259.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-22** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-23** Message from House.
- **2022-02-23** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Subcommittee: Driscoll, Koelker, and J. Smith.
- **2022-02-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/28/2022 11:00AM Room G15.
- **2022-02-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/01/2022 11:00AM Room G15.
- **2022-03-01** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **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/73c074e6-7c3a-4066-b739-14b8cbc306ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).