---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the Medicaid reimbursement process for services provided by a receiving district to children requiring special education services. (Formerly SF 73.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the Medicaid reimbursement process for services provided by a receiving district to children requiring special education services. (Formerly SF 73.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 260"
citation: "Iowa SF 260 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["children", "medical assistance", "public assistance", "school districts", "special education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21f0eca0-66e8-453f-b8b0-941d4fe61641"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 260&ga=89"
source_hash: "ea01fce69ba9ad21481986e4d13eae39a1c47c715dbce190cc16e9711f55d061"
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 260 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the Medicaid reimbursement process for services provided by a receiving district to children requiring special education services. (Formerly SF 73.) 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/SF260.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF260_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF260.html)

## Votes

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-03-17** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-22** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee: Kerr, Dolecheck and Donahue.
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee Meeting: [].
- **2021-03-30** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0
- **2021-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-07** Passed House, yeas 91, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-21** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-08** Message from House.
- **2021-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-30** 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/21f0eca0-66e8-453f-b8b0-941d4fe61641`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).