---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to suspension of a student’s participation in the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program. (Formerly SSB 1068.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to suspension of a student’s participation in the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program. (Formerly SSB 1068.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 285"
citation: "Iowa SF 285 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["all iowa opportunity scholarship program", "colleges and universities", "scholarships", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99a702e1-07ca-4dfe-8089-1eab094b39f4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 285&ga=89"
source_hash: "8c57bf2c45720614195b90b5a02c89b8271ebe6fde676ae401711d80fe096f4a"
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 285 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to suspension of a student’s participation in the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program. (Formerly SSB 1068.) 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/SF285.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF285_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/SF285.pdf)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-02-17** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-02-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-02-17** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Substituted for HF 499.
- **2021-02-17** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-02-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-02-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-18** Message from House.
- **2021-03-08** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-03-08** 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/99a702e1-07ca-4dfe-8089-1eab094b39f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).