# Iowa SF 2139: A bill for an act enacting the athletic trainer compact. (Formerly SSB 3046.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Iowa SF 2139, A bill for an act enacting the athletic trainer compact. (Formerly SSB 3046.) Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Signed by Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2139-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 2139 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act enacting the athletic trainer compact. (Formerly SSB 3046.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (138 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Iowa strengthens oversight of interstate trainers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa must maintain licensing, continuing-competence standards, and complaint investigations to participate in the compact. Iowa must implement FBI and state criminal-history checks within the compact's required timelines. The state must grant privileges to eligible trainers,… - Disciplined athletic trainers face interstate limits: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, trainers using compact privileges must follow the practice rules where the patient is located. Iowa can remove privileges, impose fines, or take other protective action, with due process under state law. A disciplinary order against a qualifying license deactivates compact p… - Athletic trainers gain interstate practice options: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa joins the athletic trainer compact, which takes effect once seven states enact it. Eligible trainers can practice across member states without separate licenses, including through telehealth. They need a qualifying license, a criminal background check, and active BOC ce… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | Passed House | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 45 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-15: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-04-22: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. (House) - 2026-04-21: Substituted for HF 2600. (House) - 2026-04-08: Read first time, passed on file. (House) - 2026-04-07: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-04-07: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2139.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2139.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2139.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2139.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2139-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).