---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act prohibiting the mandatory disclosure of whether a person has received a vaccination for COVID-19, disqualifying certain entities from receiving state grants or contracts, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 05/20/2021."
description: "A bill for an act prohibiting the mandatory disclosure of whether a person has received a vaccination for COVID-19, disqualifying certain entities from receiving state grants or contracts, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 05/20/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 889"
citation: "Iowa HF 889 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["covid-19", "diseases", "immunizations", "passports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-04-23"
last_action: "2021-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91b186e6-1ab9-4511-9b82-d0a01e4e5613"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 889&ga=89"
source_hash: "d87eac965198432c5e1da61cb23364a23c43340bf8d2dd8f6f5704687f3dbc9e"
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 889 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act prohibiting the mandatory disclosure of whether a person has received a vaccination for COVID-19, disqualifying certain entities from receiving state grants or contracts, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 05/20/2021.

## 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/HF889.html)
2. **Amendment H-1421** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1421.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1424** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1424.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1431** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1431.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1433** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1433.pdf)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF889_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF889.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1421 be adopted? — **9–85** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **58–35** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1431 be adopted? — **43–50** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-23** Introduced, referred to Judiciary. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Subcommittee: Holt, Bohannan, Gustafson, Hansen, Hite, Jacobsen, Kaufmann, Klein, Lohse, Meyer, B., Mitchell, Oldson, Olson, Osmundson, Salmon, Wessel-Kroeschell, Westrich, Wheeler, Wilburn, Wills and Wolfe.
- **2021-04-26** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration.
- **2021-04-28** Motion to suspend rules prevailed.
- **2021-04-28** Amendment H-1431, yeas 43, nays 50, filed, lost.
- **2021-04-29** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-28** Amendment H-1424 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Amendment H-1421, yeas 9, nays 85, filed, lost.
- **2021-04-29** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-28** Amendment H-1433 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Point of order raised on H-1433, ruled not germane.
- **2021-04-28** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1433.
- **2021-04-28** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2021-04-28** Passed House, yeas 58, nays 35. `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-06** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-28** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-29** Message from House.
- **2021-04-29** Read first time, attached to companion SF 610. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-05** Substituted for SF 610.
- **2021-05-05** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 16. `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-05** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-20** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-20** 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/91b186e6-1ab9-4511-9b82-d0a01e4e5613`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).