---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to voluntary diversity plans under the state’s open enrollment law and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 64.) Effective date: 05/10/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to voluntary diversity plans under the state’s open enrollment law and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 64.) Effective date: 05/10/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 228"
citation: "Iowa HF 228 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["diversity", "open enrollment", "school districts", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/888dd691-c87b-4e66-a9f4-58b9b72a749a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 228&ga=89"
source_hash: "2b0e8cb5595da474fff08b454ffea26447922793edfccc8d7811e2bfe174816d"
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 228 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to voluntary diversity plans under the state’s open enrollment law and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 64.) Effective date: 05/10/2021.

## 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/HF228.html)
2. **Amendment H-1361** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1361.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3120** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3120.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF228_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF228.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **56–37** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **56–32** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **29–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall the House concur with the Senate amendment H-1361? — **56–37** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-01** Fiscal note.
- **2021-02-02** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2021-02-02** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2021-02-02** Passed House, yeas 56, nays 32. `passage`
- **2021-02-02** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-03** Message from House.
- **2021-02-03** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Subcommittee: Sinclair, J. Smith, and Zaun.
- **2021-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2021 9:30AM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-03-11** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2021-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Amendment S-3120 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 17. `passage`
- **2021-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-07** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-07** Senate amendment H-1361 filed.
- **2021-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1361.
- **2021-04-20** Passed House, yeas 56, nays 37. `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-21** Message from House.
- **2021-05-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/888dd691-c87b-4e66-a9f4-58b9b72a749a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).