---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a mental health professional loan repayment program within the college student aid commission. (Formerly HF 2137, HSB 537.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a mental health professional loan repayment program within the college student aid commission. (Formerly HF 2137, HSB 537.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2549"
citation: "Iowa HF 2549 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["appropriations", "college student aid commission", "health-related professions", "loans", "mental health", "student loans", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-03-02"
last_action: "2022-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87d73b75-92cc-4987-9f77-af9df1e5ee70"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2549&ga=89"
source_hash: "c2a17a1c898eb80e86a1921f44718fea3bd1a2a518da599616c28a05c69ef2e5"
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 2549 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a mental health professional loan repayment program within the college student aid commission. (Formerly HF 2137, HSB 537.) 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/HF2549.html)
2. **Amendment H-8181** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8181.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8366** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8366.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5140.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF2549.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF2549.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2549_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2549.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5140 be adopted? — **29–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment H-8366? — **52–31** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–2** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-02** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** NOBA: House Full Approps
- **2022-03-14** Amendment H-8181 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-15** Amendment H-8181 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-15** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2. `passage`
- **2022-03-17** NOBA: House Floor
- **2022-03-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2022-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-16** Message from House.
- **2022-03-16** Read first time, attached to similar SF 2195. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-04-25** Substituted for SF 2195.
- **2022-04-25** Amendment S-5140 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-26** Message from Senate.
- **2022-04-26** Senate amendment H-8366 filed.
- **2022-05-23** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8366, yeas 52, nays 31.
- **2022-05-23** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-06-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2022-05-23** Immediate message.
- **2022-05-23** Message from House.
- **2022-06-02** 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/87d73b75-92cc-4987-9f77-af9df1e5ee70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).