---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to temporary in-person and remote learning instruction and instructional time requirements for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1064.) Effective date: 01/29/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to temporary in-person and remote learning instruction and instructional time requirements for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1064.) Effective date: 01/29/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 160"
citation: "Iowa SF 160 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["covid-19", "education", "private education", "public health disasters", "school districts", "schools", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-01-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5608708-4005-431b-b429-ad1d78fe982f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 160&ga=89"
source_hash: "b49f173cfab98a68acd3a236cf731d151ce11283b9aaf0bc8815b84b8295bf6c"
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 160 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to temporary in-person and remote learning instruction and instructional time requirements for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1064.) Effective date: 01/29/2021.

## 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/SF160.html)
2. **Amendment S-3001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3001.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3003.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3004.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3005** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3005.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF160.html)
7. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF160.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF160_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF160.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **29–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3004 be adopted? — **18–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3005 to amendment S-3001 be adopted? — **18–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3003 be adopted? — **18–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **59–39** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-01-28** Deferred.
- **2021-01-28** Amendment S-3003 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Amendment S-3004 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Amendment S-3001 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Amendment S-3005 to S-3001 filed, lost.
- **2021-01-28** Amendment S-3001 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-28** Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 18. `passage`
- **2021-01-28** Immediate message.
- **2021-01-28** Message from Senate.
- **2021-01-28** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Substituted for HF 229.
- **2021-01-28** Passed House, yeas 59, nays 39. `passage`
- **2021-01-28** Immediate message.
- **2021-01-28** Message from House.
- **2021-01-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-01-29** 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/c5608708-4005-431b-b429-ad1d78fe982f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).