---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to private instruction and driver education. (Formerly SSB 1219.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to private instruction and driver education. (Formerly SSB 1219.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 546"
citation: "Iowa SF 546 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["driver education", "driving", "parents", "private education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eac95a54-7133-4751-8ebc-394d781d39e0"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 546&ga=89"
source_hash: "b7c8cee6c2298c0978e565ae062a33ba84412d80c406b8f03c386baeaaaf0fa1"
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 546 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to private instruction and driver education. (Formerly SSB 1219.) 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/SF546.html)
2. **Amendment H-1372** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1372.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3058** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3058.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3146.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3181** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3181.pdf)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF546_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF546.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **59–34** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **28–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3181 to House amendment S-3146 be adopted? — **19–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3058 be adopted? — **20–25** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-04** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-03-09** Amendment S-3058 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 17. `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-09** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-10** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Subcommittee: Fry, Steckman and Stone.
- **2021-03-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2021 8:30AM House Lounge 1.
- **2021-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-08** Amendment H-1372 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment H-1372 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed House, yeas 59, nays 34. `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-21** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-12** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-13** Message from House, with amendment S-3146.
- **2021-04-20** Fiscal note.
- **2021-04-28** Deferred.
- **2021-04-28** Amendment S-3181 to S-3146 filed, lost.
- **2021-04-28** Senate concurred with S-3146.
- **2021-04-28** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 15. `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-28** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-08** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eac95a54-7133-4751-8ebc-394d781d39e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).