---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a task force related to special education support for students at nonpublic schools. (Formerly SF 168.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a task force related to special education support for students at nonpublic schools. (Formerly SF 168.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2197"
citation: "Iowa SF 2197 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["area education agencies", "children", "education", "education department", "private education", "special education", "students", "task forces"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-03"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f03bf525-4fc5-4ec1-9bfe-beeda5524038"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2197&ga=89"
source_hash: "5ee7a1cd7e93397583d08451d68ca7eda6018c61da5448dad28220a201714970"
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 2197 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a task force related to special education support for students at nonpublic schools. (Formerly SF 168.) 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/SF2197.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2197_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2197.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-02-09** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-14** Explanation of vote.
- **2022-02-09** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-09** Message from Senate.
- **2022-02-10** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-03** Subcommittee: Salmon, Gjerde and Ingels.
- **2022-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/07/2022 5:00PM House Lounge.
- **2022-03-08** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0
- **2022-03-17** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-03-30** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-31** Message from House.
- **2022-04-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-04-21** 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/f03bf525-4fc5-4ec1-9bfe-beeda5524038`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).