---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to rules adopted by the board of educational examiners establishing standards for substitute teacher authorizations. (Formerly HF 400.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to rules adopted by the board of educational examiners establishing standards for substitute teacher authorizations. (Formerly HF 400.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 675"
citation: "Iowa HF 675 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["education", "educational examiners board", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/522df375-f93f-454e-9c25-ad2b01dcd1e1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 675&ga=89"
source_hash: "9380aeeaf9138259de5616ca3dfac82c7c24788c20fcd5e5c3cd8ff9db00ae34"
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 675 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to rules adopted by the board of educational examiners establishing standards for substitute teacher authorizations. (Formerly HF 400.) Effective 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/HF675.html)
2. **Amendment H-1108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1108.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1119** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1119.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF675.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF675.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF675_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF675.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** Amendment H-1108 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Amendment H-1119 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Amendment H-1108 withdrawn.
- **2021-03-09** Amendment H-1119 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Passed House, yeas 93, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-10** Message from House.
- **2021-03-10** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Goodwin, and J. Smith.
- **2021-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/15/2021 12:30PM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-03-15** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-21** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-19** 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/522df375-f93f-454e-9c25-ad2b01dcd1e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).