---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to educational requirements for a permit to perform tattooing. Effective date: 07/01/2023."
description: "A bill for an act relating to educational requirements for a permit to perform tattooing. Effective date: 07/01/2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 219"
citation: "Iowa SF 219 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["degrees and diplomas", "health and human services department", "health-related professions", "tattooing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GREEN"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b423565-3d6f-47f9-8400-3c003ead2271"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 219&ga=90"
source_hash: "d6ccf32e2dea6a9e87b1b5c62197ae5ecb42e7ceceea858c2c87c49f0df91da2"
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 219 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to educational requirements for a permit to perform tattooing. Effective date: 07/01/2023.

## 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/SF219.html)
2. **Amendment H-1167** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1167.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1179** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1179.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3119** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3119.pdf)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF219_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF219.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **38–11** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1179 be adopted? — **35–62** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **65–32** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **37–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GREEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Subcommittee: Alons, Donahue, and Evans.
- **2023-02-09** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/15/2023 3:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2023-02-15** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15** Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 11. `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-15** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-15** Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Subcommittee: Wilz, H., Moore, T. and Turek.
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/22/2023 8:00AM House Lounge 2.
- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar.
- **2023-03-30** Committee amendment H-1167 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-03** Amendment H-1179 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-04** Amendment H-1167 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-04** Amendment H-1179, 35 yeas, 62 nays, lost.
- **2023-04-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-04** Passed House, yeas 65, nays 32. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-05** Message from House, with amendment S-3119.
- **2023-05-04** Senate concurred with S-3119.
- **2023-05-04** Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 11. `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-04** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-06-01** 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/3b423565-3d6f-47f9-8400-3c003ead2271`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).