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Iowa Medical Society

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 1024 positions on 205 bills, one filing per lobbyist per bill, and again on each refiling, so the two counts differ. Each bill is counted once, under the most recent position filed on it, even when the bill was renumbered mid-session ; the organization changed position on 14 bills

For 58 · Against 22 · No side declared 125

Declared for (58 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 13 Annual automatic increases in Medicaid provider reimbursement rates no floor vote recorded
HF 177 Assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and… no floor vote recorded
HF 210 Regulating litigation financing contracts, and no floor vote recorded
HF 303 Prior authorization and utilization review organizations signed by governor
HF 310 Assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations including a health care provider, and making penalties applicable signed by governor
HF 330 filed as HF 5 Insurance coverage for covered individuals for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder and including applicability provisions. Effective… signed by governor
HF 409 earlier: no side The licensing of, and granting of clinical privileges to, certain health care professionals no floor vote recorded
HF 450 Standards for determination of loss or permanent impairment for purposes of permanent partial disability under workers’ compensation and… no floor vote recorded
HF 509 Hawki coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder applied behavior analysis services, and the autism support program floor vote recorded
HF 524 The regulation of tanning facilities, and making penalties applicable. passed both chambers
HF 699 filed as HF 487 Drug paraphernalia and drug-checking equipment no floor vote recorded
HF 806 Peer review committees and organ procurement organizations signed by governor
HF 827 The use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 875 filed as HF 556 Health insurers’ credentialing process signed by governor
HF 883 filed as HF 543 Providing for access to feminine hygiene products in public school restrooms and making an appropriation no floor vote recorded
HF 920 The double up food bucks program and making an appropriation no floor vote recorded
HF 969 Concerning retirement contributions of and benefits associated with cancer diagnoses of members of certain public retirement systems, and… signed by governor
HF 972 filed as HF 754 Health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant,… signed by governor
HF 1045 And making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of… no floor vote recorded
HF 2007 Establishing a rural emergency response enhancement program, making appropriations, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2009 Manufacturers and distributors of 340B drugs no floor vote recorded
HF 2011 The taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, creating the Iowa cancer research fund, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2053 The standardization of claim submission and reimbursement processes of managed care organizations no floor vote recorded
HF 2133 Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable floor vote recorded
HF 2225 Creating a new graduate nonresident tuition tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability… no floor vote recorded
HF 2292 filed as HF 2094 earlier: no side Directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health… floor vote recorded
HF 2297 filed as HF 82 Radon mitigation in residential buildings signed by governor
HF 2406 Administration of and taxation on tobacco-related products including imposing a tax on alternative nicotine products and vapor products no floor vote recorded
HF 2412 Prior authorization exemptions for certain health care providers for specific health care services no floor vote recorded
HF 2415 filed as HF 606 Certain health insurance policies, contracts, and plans and a special enrollment period for pregnant women no floor vote recorded
HF 2434 Insurance coverage for health care services provided pursuant to a referral by an out-of-network primary care provider signed by governor
HF 2545 Licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses no floor vote recorded
HF 2562 Care facility placement decisions for certain adults, and including effective date provisions signed by governor
HF 2564 filed as HF 814 A pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care signed by governor
HF 2635 filed as HF 2438 Health carriers standards of conduct; utilization review organizations, artificial intelligence, audits, and prior authorizations;… signed by governor
HF 2758 filed as HF 2057, HF 2310 Providing a standing appropriation to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at the university of Iowa hospitals and… floor vote recorded
HF 2778 filed as HF 2280 Modifying the individual income tax credit for emergency medical services personnel to include volunteer ambulance drivers, and including… floor vote recorded
SF 22 The use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable signed by governor
SF 197 Insurance coverage for prescription drugs used in the treatment of metastatic cancer and associated conditions no floor vote recorded
SF 231 Prior authorization and utilization review organizations no floor vote recorded
SF 232 The double up food bucks program, and making an appropriation no floor vote recorded
SF 272 Concerning retirement and employment benefits associated with cancer, and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
SF 301 County hospital operation of a child care facility floor vote recorded
SF 383 earlier: no side Pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… signed by governor
SF 467 The licensure of anesthesiologist assistants, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 469 Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery signed by governor
SF 618 filed as SF 575 Health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant,… no floor vote recorded
SF 638 The taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, creating the Iowa cancer research fund, and no floor vote recorded
SF 647 And making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of… signed by governor
SF 2027 The double up food bucks program, and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
SF 2145 filed as SF 261, SF 580 Monetary donations that may be received and gifted by local officials and local employees to offset medical or health care expenses, and… floor vote recorded
SF 2150 A pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care no floor vote recorded
SF 2184 Licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses signed by governor
SF 2192 filed as SF 2013 Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2312 Manufacturers and distributors of 340B drugs no floor vote recorded
SF 2419 filed as SF 54, SF 586 Third-party litigation funding and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 2421 Utilization review organizations’ use of artificial intelligence, prior authorization determinations and exemptions, and audits, and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2423 Care facility placement decisions for certain adults no floor vote recorded

Declared against (22 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 254 The reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 256 earlier: no side The statute of repose in medical malpractice claims no floor vote recorded
HF 571 earlier: no side Protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower… signed by governor
HF 712 Liability for injuries caused by vaccines no floor vote recorded
HF 775 Medication abortions including required informed consent and the dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs to patients within the state no floor vote recorded
HF 978 earlier: no side Production and administration of psilocybin, and providing penalties. floor vote recorded
HF 2056 earlier: no side The dispensing of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin through a standing order in the state no floor vote recorded
HF 2171 Striking elementary and secondary student immunization requirements no floor vote recorded
HF 2287 Liability for injuries caused by vaccines no floor vote recorded
HF 2316 The treatment of an unborn child for the purposes of damages for wrongful death, homicide and related crimes, and assault, making penalties… no floor vote recorded
HF 2332 Elective abortion and feticide, providing penalties, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2368 The Iowa medical freedom Act, including limitations on requiring medical interventions by businesses, governmental entities, and… no floor vote recorded
HF 2788 filed as HF 2563 Abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions signed by governor
SF 2 earlier: no side The statute of repose in medical malpractice claims no floor vote recorded
SF 180 earlier: no side Right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience floor vote recorded
SF 360 earlier: no side The administration of gene-based vaccines, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 581 filed as SF 48 earlier: no side The reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 2049 earlier: no side Autologous and directed blood donations at blood banks and hospitals no floor vote recorded
SF 2154 The distribution of gene-based vaccines and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 2155 Schedule III controlled substances, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2211 The Iowa medical freedom Act, including limitations on requiring medical interventions by businesses, governmental entities, and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2455 Insurance coverage for emergency services, reimbursements for out-of-network providers, and complicating factors no floor vote recorded

No side declared (125 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 4 Health benefit plans, claims for reimbursement, and explanation of benefits no floor vote recorded
HF 8 Student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day no floor vote recorded
HF 17 Surgical castration for certain sex offenses no floor vote recorded
HF 35 Postsecondary schools and COVID-19 vaccine exemptions for clinical students no floor vote recorded
HF 61 The disclosure of prices charged for certain health services rendered by health care providers and hospitals no floor vote recorded
HF 77 Practice requirements for surgical technologists no floor vote recorded
HF 106 The survival of, and the bringing of a cause of action for, wrongful death of an unborn child no floor vote recorded
HF 219 The duties of insurers under medical malpractice insurance policies no floor vote recorded
HF 224 Eliminating certificate of need requirements and the state health facilities council no floor vote recorded
HF 299 filed as HF 34 The provision of information relating to immunization exemptions signed by governor
HF 300 Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact signed by governor
HF 301 filed as HF 147 Requiring the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to give priority to certain Iowa residents in awarding certain residencies and… no floor vote recorded
HF 305 filed as HF 2 Qualifications of a county medical examiner floor vote recorded
HF 308 filed as HF 70 Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period no floor vote recorded
HF 312 filed as HF 123 Orders for treatment of persons experiencing psychiatric deterioration floor vote recorded
HF 313 Testimony at involuntary commitment hearings by physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners floor vote recorded
HF 318 Cost-sharing requirements for supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations. floor vote recorded
HF 362 Designating emergency medical services as an essential county purpose no floor vote recorded
HF 372 Establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers no floor vote recorded
HF 379 filed as HF 12 Medical residency and fellowship positions, and certain medical residency and fellowship position applicants no floor vote recorded
HF 383 filed as HF 14 The controlled substance crystalline polymorph psilocybin. vetoed by governor
HF 384 filed as HF 104 Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted… no floor vote recorded
HF 385 filed as HF 124 Discharge of involuntarily committed persons from a facility or a hospital. floor vote recorded
HF 386 Providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs floor vote recorded
HF 443 Health insurance coverage for assertive community treatment services no floor vote recorded
HF 453 The treatment of an unborn child for the purposes of damages for wrongful death, the defense of compulsion, homicide and related crimes,… no floor vote recorded
HF 471 Modifying provisions related to school concussion and brain injury policies signed by governor
HF 500 Insurance coverage for the maintenance and repair of complex rehabilitation technology wheelchairs no floor vote recorded
HF 503 Consumer data protection, and including retroactive applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 511 A father’s obligation for payment of expenses including those related to a mother’s pregnancy and the birth of a child born out of wedlock no floor vote recorded
HF 516 filed as HF 137 Medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and… signed by governor
HF 532 Enacting the dietitian licensure compact signed by governor
HF 542 Operators of motor vehicles approaching certain slow-moving authorized emergency vehicles, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 547 Enacting the respiratory care interstate compact signed by governor
HF 573 filed as HF 139 Filing applications and custody of the respondent in an involuntary commitment proceeding signed by governor
HF 584 The opioid settlement fund, establishing the opioid epidemic response advisory council, making appropriations, and no floor vote recorded
HF 644 filed as HF 374 The delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child signed by governor
HF 801 filed as HF 449 Screening children for commercial sexual exploitation in certain circumstances no floor vote recorded
HF 802 filed as HF 320 The right to try Act no floor vote recorded
HF 807 filed as HF 589 earlier: for Creating the compassion and care for medically challenging pregnancies Act. floor vote recorded
HF 836 Medical income assistance trust fees no floor vote recorded
HF 840 County hospital operation of a child care facility no floor vote recorded
HF 887 filed as HF 277 Removing birth centers from the meaning of institutional health facility signed by governor
HF 933 Pediatric palliative care centers, and including effective date provisions signed by governor
HF 950 filed as HF 105 Hemp products and the definition, possession, and allowable forms of medical cannabidiol no floor vote recorded
HF 968 Licensure fees for professional licenses, permits, and certifications no floor vote recorded
HF 970 filed as HF 796 Double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and floor vote recorded
HF 984 filed as HF 833 Services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in juvenile… no floor vote recorded
HF 1038 The opioid settlement fund, making appropriations and disbursements, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.… signed by governor
HF 1042 filed as HF 757 Matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster… no floor vote recorded
HF 1049 And making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and… signed by governor
HF 2085 The production and administration of psilocybin and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2087 The powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating… no floor vote recorded
HF 2096 The disclosure of the prices charged for health services rendered by health care providers and hospitals no floor vote recorded
HF 2097 Immunization information requested on a medical examiner report used for investigations no floor vote recorded
HF 2178 The practice of reflexology no floor vote recorded
HF 2246 Education requirements, including continuing education requirements, for certain licensed professions. floor vote recorded
HF 2254 filed as HF 2072 The prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and… signed by governor
HF 2256 Exempting a parent’s or legal guardian’s inability to access appropriate behavioral or mental health treatment for their child from the… signed by governor
HF 2269 filed as HF 2125 The use of the titles physician assistant and physician associate no floor vote recorded
HF 2288 Vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions… no floor vote recorded
HF 2305 filed as HF 708 earlier: for Health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders,… signed by governor
HF 2347 Requirements for immunization exemption notifications by public health agencies no floor vote recorded
HF 2507 Establishing requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability… no floor vote recorded
HF 2518 Department of health and human services and reporting requirements for shelter care, residential treatment, and Medicaid provider… floor vote recorded
HF 2523 filed as HF 2114 Establishing the right of a parent or guardian of a minor child to consent to and authorize certain medical services over the minor child’s… signed by governor
HF 2543 filed as HF 2220 Subacute mental health care facilities and services, and including effective date provisions signed by governor
HF 2570 The authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care no floor vote recorded
HF 2666 The practice of licensed professions and the duties of the professional licensing boards, including applications, renewals, and fees, and… no floor vote recorded
HF 2676 Health-related matters, including health-related professions, nutrition, medication, and education, and including effective date and… signed by governor
HF 2694 The regulation of certain places and activities by the governor signed by governor
HF 2710 The powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating… no floor vote recorded
HF 2715 Chatbots, including deployer requirements and interactions with minors no floor vote recorded
HF 2739 State finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making… signed by governor
HF 2743 filed as HF 2468 Creating the Iowa rural health transformation fund and making appropriations floor vote recorded
HF 2782 And making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and… signed by governor
HF 2794 filed as HF 458 Establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund signed by governor
SF 6 The provision of information relating to immunization exemptions no floor vote recorded
SF 13 The duties of insurers under medical malpractice insurance policies no floor vote recorded
SF 53 Prohibiting litigation financing contracts, and no floor vote recorded
SF 71 Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period no floor vote recorded
SF 84 Noneconomic, punitive, and exemplary damage awards against health care providers and hospitals no floor vote recorded
SF 103 The adoption of the American medical association’s code of medical ethics by the board of medicine no floor vote recorded
SF 104 Surgical castration for certain sex offenses no floor vote recorded
SF 128 Immunization information requested on a medical examiner report used for investigations no floor vote recorded
SF 143 Consumer data protection, and including retroactive applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 220 Protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of… no floor vote recorded
SF 233 filed as SF 56 The right to try Act signed by governor
SF 240 The inspection of compounding pharmacies, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 242 Health insurance coverage for specified pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders and postinfectious autoimmune encephalopathy no floor vote recorded
SF 284 Medical income assistance trust fees no floor vote recorded
SF 304 filed as SF 120 Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted… signed by governor
SF 312 Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact no floor vote recorded
SF 313 filed as SF 117 The prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners no floor vote recorded
SF 315 Pharmacy benefits manager reverse auctions and group insurance for public employees and floor vote recorded
SF 319 Certain cost controls for health care services floor vote recorded
SF 343 Establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers no floor vote recorded
SF 349 The rules of civil procedure, including remedies for the failure to meet discovery deadlines no floor vote recorded
SF 367 Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 399 filed as SF 46 The licensure of medical cannabidiol dispensaries no floor vote recorded
SF 400 Schedule III controlled substances, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 473 filed as SF 236 Certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption signed by governor
SF 476 filed as SF 255 The personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program no floor vote recorded
SF 603 filed as SF 222 Workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development,… signed by governor
SF 615 filed as SF 363 Work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… signed by governor
SF 624 The opioid settlement fund, making appropriations, and no floor vote recorded
SF 641 filed as SF 582, SF 620 Matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster… signed by governor
SF 649 And making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2071 Immunization information requested on a medical examiner report used for investigations no floor vote recorded
SF 2129 The disclosure of psychological test data no floor vote recorded
SF 2151 Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I controlled substances under Iowa’s uniform controlled… no floor vote recorded
SF 2185 The reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 2190 The use of the titles physician assistant and physician associate signed by governor
SF 2198 The authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care signed by governor
SF 2199 The ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence no floor vote recorded
SF 2202 Subacute mental health care facilities and services, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2339 Enacting the psychology interjurisdictional compact no floor vote recorded
SF 2345 Notice of immunization exemptions and providing civil penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 2367 Health-related matters, including health-related professions, certificates of need, and nutrition, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 2417 Establishing requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability… signed by governor
SF 2422 Public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition… signed by governor
SF 2424 filed as SF 2095 Vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions… no floor vote recorded
SF 2432 Eliminating a city’s ability to create a city board of health or a city health department, and floor vote recorded
SF 2459 The certificate of need process no floor vote recorded
SF 2480 The taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date… signed by governor