---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act establishing an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee. (Formerly SSB 1227.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act establishing an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee. (Formerly SSB 1227.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 524"
citation: "Iowa SF 524 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["health-related facilities", "human services department", "mental health", "psychiatric care", "psychiatric hospitals"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0c1ea1e-d937-48e8-9ac1-dc6fddd7e5e5"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 524&ga=89"
source_hash: "e46f6c31ca58ee9f110eb64ae037c7971e74d7388cd0e81c34cb395bcc562e6e"
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 524 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act establishing an inpatient psychiatric bed tracking system study committee. (Formerly SSB 1227.) 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/SF524.html)
2. **Amendment H-1334** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1334.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3161** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3161.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF524_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF524.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the motion to refuse to concur be adopted? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-03-10** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-11** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-11** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Subcommittee: Andrews, Brown-Powers and Meyer, A..
- **2021-03-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2021 7:45AM RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult.
- **2021-03-18** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0
- **2021-04-01** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Committee amendment H-1334 filed.
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-20** Committee amendment H-1334 adopted.
- **2021-04-20** Passed House, yeas 92, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-21** Message from House, with amendment S-3161.
- **2021-04-21** Fiscal note.
- **2021-05-18** Senate refused to concur with S-3161.
- **2021-05-18** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-05-18** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-18** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-18** House receded.
- **2021-05-18** Passed House, yeas 90, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-06-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-18** Message from House.
- **2021-06-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-06-08** 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/a0c1ea1e-d937-48e8-9ac1-dc6fddd7e5e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).