---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to specialty areas, service commitment area distance requirements, and practice-related requirements under the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program. (Formerly SSB 1042.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to specialty areas, service commitment area distance requirements, and practice-related requirements under the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program. (Formerly SSB 1042.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 129"
citation: "Iowa SF 129 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["health-related professions", "loans", "obstetrics", "psychiatric care", "rural areas", "tuition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c60ddd37-f322-4733-a444-606db536eec3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 129&ga=89"
source_hash: "4b59e6fe865d0d717a59667041554b85ee77989f88bd3c5eac865b572ccbf4f6"
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 SF 129 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to specialty areas, service commitment area distance requirements, and practice-related requirements under the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program. (Formerly SSB 1042.) 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/SF129.html)
2. **Amendment S-3013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3013.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF129_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF129.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-01-21** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-01-28** Amendment S-3013 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-01-28** Immediate message.
- **2021-01-28** Message from Senate.
- **2021-02-01** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Subcommittee: Moore, T., Brown-Powers and Dolecheck.
- **2021-02-01** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2021 7:30AM House Lounge #1.
- **2021-02-03** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0
- **2021-02-09** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-16** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 1. `passage`
- **2021-02-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-02-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-02-16** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-17** Message from House.
- **2021-03-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-03-22** 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/c60ddd37-f322-4733-a444-606db536eec3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).