---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to supplementary weighting for limited-English-proficient students and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 148.) Effective date: 04/30/2021 Applicability date: 07/01/2021"
description: "A bill for an act relating to supplementary weighting for limited-English-proficient students and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 148.) Effective date: 04/30/2021 Applicability date: 07/01/2021"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 605"
citation: "Iowa HF 605 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["english language", "limited english proficiency", "school finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77e80aa8-f003-4e62-9386-f4c7991b2ceb"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 605&ga=89"
source_hash: "b4254e2503240f539104be72f5c286752e897d4a209cc6404475598d45bf1d44"
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 605 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to supplementary weighting for limited-English-proficient students and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 148.) Effective date: 04/30/2021 Applicability 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/HF605.html)
2. **Amendment S-3126** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3126.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF605_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF605.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3126 be adopted? — **17–29** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-08** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-08** Message from House.
- **2021-03-08** Read first time, attached to companion SF 544. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-06** Substituted for SF 544.
- **2021-04-06** Amendment S-3126 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-06** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77e80aa8-f003-4e62-9386-f4c7991b2ceb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).