---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act to designate February 1 of each year as George Washington Carver Day. Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act to designate February 1 of each year as George Washington Carver Day. Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2380"
citation: "Iowa SF 2380 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civics", "colleges and universities", "executive branch", "general assembly", "holidays", "iowa state university", "state of iowa"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-31"
last_action: "2022-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5025e78-5450-46bc-95f4-d9e2b965b64f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2380&ga=89"
source_hash: "73067b46b21ba52ed43fbc403cbe245351529d69327ec6746c54062f845a8ec2"
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 2380 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act to designate February 1 of each year as George Washington Carver Day. Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/SF2380.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2380_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2380.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-31** Introduced, referred to Rules and Administration. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-06** Subcommittee: R. Smith, Wahls, and Zumbach.
- **2022-04-07** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/12/2022 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2022-04-12** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-04-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-19** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-21** Message from Senate.
- **2022-04-21** Read first time, referred to Administration and Rules. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-26** Subcommittee: Dolecheck, Siegrist and Thede.
- **2022-04-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/26/2022 9:00AM Room 103 Sup. Ct. Chamber.
- **2022-04-26** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-04-26** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-05-24** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-05-24** Immediate message.
- **2022-05-24** Message from House.
- **2022-06-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-16** 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/a5025e78-5450-46bc-95f4-d9e2b965b64f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).