---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act authorizing certain persons to administer the final field test of an approved driver education course."
description: "A bill for an act authorizing certain persons to administer the final field test of an approved driver education course."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 157"
citation: "Iowa SF 157 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["driver education", "driving", "private education", "school districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba122ef6-da66-4af6-9f03-9c8a3cf38c20"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 157&ga=90"
source_hash: "ecfdf3f09284d1be9aafc28fe5024bc0df57cec5cc4cce6a702a264423576e6f"
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 157 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act authorizing certain persons to administer the final field test of an approved driver education course.

## 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/SF157.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF157_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF157.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-02-08** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-09** Message from Senate.
- **2023-02-09** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Substituted for HF 203.
- **2023-02-15** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 3. `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-16** Message from House.
- **2023-03-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-03-22** 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/ba122ef6-da66-4af6-9f03-9c8a3cf38c20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).