---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to duties performed by physician assistants. (Formerly HSB 255.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to duties performed by physician assistants. (Formerly HSB 255.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 803"
citation: "Iowa HF 803 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["health-related professions", "physician assisting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-08"
last_action: "2022-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4711401c-5e4c-4198-8ac3-458d5f5e38ce"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 803&ga=89"
source_hash: "9bea13455d6f0481d970cc17a12bc30865f69e84d434b72dffcef7503e17b02b"
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 803 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to duties performed by physician assistants. (Formerly HSB 255.) 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/HF803.html)
2. **Amendment H-1294** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1294.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8293** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8293.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8314** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8314.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5026.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF803.html)
7. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF803.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF803_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF803.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8314, to the Senate amendment H-8293? — **37–60** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-24** Amendment H-1294 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-29** Amendment H-1294 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-29** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 1. `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-29** Message from House.
- **2021-03-29** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-05** Subcommittee: R. Smith, Bisignano, and Cournoyer.
- **2021-12-31** * * * * * END OF [] ACTIONS * * * * *
- **2022-01-12** Subcommittee reassigned: Cournoyer, Bisignano, and R. Smith.
- **2022-02-21** Subcommittee Meeting: [].
- **2022-02-22** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-02-24** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Amendment S-5026 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-03-29** Amendment S-5026 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-29** Message from Senate.
- **2022-03-29** Senate amendment H-8293 filed.
- **2022-04-04** Amendment H-8314 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-04** Point of order raised on H-8314 to Senate amendment H-8293, ruled not germane.
- **2022-04-04** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8314 to Senate amendment H-8293, yeas 37, nays 60.
- **2022-04-04** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2022-04-04** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8293.
- **2022-04-04** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 1. `passage`
- **2022-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-05** Message from House.
- **2022-05-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-17** 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/4711401c-5e4c-4198-8ac3-458d5f5e38ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).