---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the licensure of persons completing an apprenticeship, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1149.) Effective date: 01/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the licensure of persons completing an apprenticeship, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1149.) Effective date: 01/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 424"
citation: "Iowa SF 424 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["apprenticeships", "professional licensure", "professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4161c7e-ad1a-4dfd-9519-e561da43471f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 424&ga=89"
source_hash: "aed0f09e6cef252bdf60a40cda4d04e30ef37d718f70b877f04c637850f765a3"
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 424 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the licensure of persons completing an apprenticeship, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1149.) Effective date: 01/01/2022.

## 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/SF424.html)
2. **Amendment H-1289** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1289.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3132** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3132.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF424_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF424.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-08** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-08** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Subcommittee: Jones, Bloomingdale and Gjerde.
- **2021-03-15** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2021 12:00PM House Lounge.
- **2021-03-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2021 8:00AM Law Library.
- **2021-03-24** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Committee amendment H-1289 filed.
- **2021-04-06** Committee amendment H-1289 adopted.
- **2021-04-06** Passed House, yeas 90, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-21** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-06** Message from House, with amendment S-3132.
- **2021-04-13** Senate concurred with S-3132.
- **2021-04-13** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-13** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-20** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-20** 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/c4161c7e-ad1a-4dfd-9519-e561da43471f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).