---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to apprenticeships and establishing an Iowa office of apprenticeship and Iowa apprenticeship council."
description: "A bill for an act relating to apprenticeships and establishing an Iowa office of apprenticeship and Iowa apprenticeship council."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 318"
citation: "Iowa SF 318 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["apprenticeships", "boards", "commissions", "and councils", "labor and employment", "workforce development", "workforce development department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/284983bb-be5a-4947-b2f8-f732953b4941"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 318&ga=90"
source_hash: "9613aed293f53df736b9eb953d0b5ee76f673aed6b4da2f6607f0eee5bf74a53"
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 318 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to apprenticeships and establishing an Iowa office of apprenticeship and Iowa apprenticeship council.

## 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/SF318.html)
2. **Amendment H-1264** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1264.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1266** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1266.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3081** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3081.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3164.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3171** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3171.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF318.html)
8. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/SF318.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF318_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF318.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **35–13** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **62–33** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3171 to House amendment S-3164 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1266 be adopted? — **33–62** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **34–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-16** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15** Amendment S-3081 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-15** Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 13. `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-15** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-15** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-19** Substituted for HF 639.
- **2023-04-19** Amendment H-1266, yeas 33, nays 62, filed, lost.
- **2023-04-19** Amendment H-1264 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Passed House, yeas 62, nays 33. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-19** Message from House, with amendment S-3164.
- **2023-04-20** Amendment S-3171 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Senate concurred with S-3164.
- **2023-04-20** Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 15. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-24** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-08** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-05-10** 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/284983bb-be5a-4947-b2f8-f732953b4941`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).