---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the Iowa tuition grants program administered by the college student aid commission and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the Iowa tuition grants program administered by the college student aid commission and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 421"
citation: "Iowa HF 421 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["barbering", "college student aid commission", "colleges and universities", "cosmetology", "tax exemptions", "tuition grants"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-22"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/450ae342-5db8-440d-82c3-ef3f7807f9fc"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 421&ga=90"
source_hash: "b37f0ce42701b6a3e7f2ed9c303a0d25918885dbd86d4192dbf8cce68203d4b1"
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 HF 421 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the Iowa tuition grants program administered by the college student aid commission and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

## 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/90/attachments/HF421.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF421_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF421.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Fiscal note.
- **2023-03-07** Passed House, yeas 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-07** Message from House.
- **2023-03-07** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Subcommittee: J. Taylor, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach.
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/22/2023 2:30PM Senate Lounge.
- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-26** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/450ae342-5db8-440d-82c3-ef3f7807f9fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).