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Iowa Mental Health Advocacy

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 188 positions on 162 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 5 bills

For 92 · Against 12 · No side declared 58

Declared for (92 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 13 Annual automatic increases in Medicaid provider reimbursement rates no floor vote recorded
HF 58 Insurance coverage for the treatment of eating disorders 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 66 Establishing daylight saving time as the official time in this state throughout the year no floor vote recorded
HF 111 Creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including… no floor vote recorded
HF 121 Student resources for the submission of applications for home and community-based services waivers by the parents or guardians of students… no floor vote recorded
HF 181 Prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger area of motor vehicles on highways, and making… signed by governor
HF 182 Controlled substances, including certain controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties… signed by governor
HF 223 Mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools no floor vote recorded
HF 225 The personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program no floor vote recorded
HF 254 The reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
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 303 Prior authorization and utilization review organizations signed by governor
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 327 Creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including… no floor vote recorded
HF 330 Insurance coverage for covered individuals for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder and including applicability provisions. Effective… signed by governor
HF 337 Reimbursement rates under the Medicaid dental wellness plan no floor vote recorded
HF 367 Family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding signed by governor
HF 385 filed as HF 124 Discharge of involuntarily committed persons from a facility or a hospital. floor vote recorded
HF 405 Insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugs no floor vote recorded
HF 409 The licensing of, and granting of clinical privileges to, certain health care professionals no floor vote recorded
HF 424 The establishment of the work without worry program under the medical assistance program for employed individuals with disabilities, and no floor vote recorded
HF 425 Reimbursement for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medicaid program no floor vote recorded
HF 426 The provision of durable medical equipment to Medicaid recipients with a permanent disability no floor vote recorded
HF 427 Providing for Medicaid coverage of power standing device equipment on power wheelchairs for Medicaid recipients with a permanent physical… no floor vote recorded
HF 443 Health insurance coverage for assertive community treatment services no floor vote recorded
HF 500 Insurance coverage for the maintenance and repair of complex rehabilitation technology wheelchairs 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 516 filed as HF 137 earlier: no side Medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and… signed by governor
HF 538 Employment of persons with disabilities no floor vote recorded
HF 573 filed as HF 139 Filing applications and custody of the respondent in an involuntary commitment proceeding signed by governor
HF 699 filed as HF 487 Drug paraphernalia and drug-checking equipment no floor vote recorded
HF 739 Reimbursement rates under the Medicaid dental wellness plan for adults no floor vote recorded
HF 852 Pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, and prescription drugs and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 875 filed as HF 556 Health insurers’ credentialing process signed by governor
HF 905 The establishment of the work without worry program under the medical assistance program for employed individuals with disabilities, and no floor vote recorded
HF 920 The double up food bucks program and making an appropriation no floor vote recorded
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 1034 filed as HF 132 Providing for an individual income tax credit for the purchase of firearm safety devices and including retroactive and other applicability… floor vote recorded
HF 2133 earlier: no side Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable floor vote recorded
HF 2151 Making appropriations to the department of education for the therapeutic classroom incentive grant program no floor vote recorded
HF 2159 Designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 2212 Establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals no floor vote recorded
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 2292 filed as HF 2094 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 2314 Health insurance coverage for specified pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders and postinfectious autoimmune encephalopathy no floor vote recorded
HF 2456 Employment of persons with disabilities 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 earlier: no side 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 2553 Establishing a pilot program in the department of health and human services to refurbish and recondition durable medical equipment… no floor vote recorded
HF 2572 filed as HF 2174 Providing for a task force to address legal services for indigent parties no floor vote recorded
HF 2599 filed as HF 2333 The right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2633 filed as HF 2193 Living organ donors and life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance 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 2650 Drug paraphernalia no floor vote recorded
HF 2739 earlier: no side State finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making… signed by governor
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
SF 90 Establishing daylight saving time as the official time in this state throughout the year no floor vote recorded
SF 100 Mental health resources for students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone… no floor vote recorded
SF 102 Public school personnel training concerning mental health no floor vote recorded
SF 197 Insurance coverage for prescription drugs used in the treatment of metastatic cancer and associated conditions no floor vote recorded
SF 202 Ensuring the provision of accessible prescription-related measures for persons who are blind, have a visual impairment, or otherwise have… no floor vote recorded
SF 209 Insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugs 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 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 287 Family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding no floor vote recorded
SF 305 Controlled substances, including certain controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties… no floor vote recorded
SF 312 Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact no floor vote recorded
SF 383 Pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… signed by governor
SF 391 Creating an advanced registered nurse practitioner preceptor tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including… no floor vote recorded
SF 392 Prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger area of motor vehicles on highways, and making… no floor vote recorded
SF 469 Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery signed by governor
SF 476 filed as SF 255 The personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program no floor vote recorded
SF 478 Medicaid and children’s health insurance program coverage for mental health services provided in school-based settings no floor vote recorded
SF 544 filed as SF 464 Salaries and allowances of state elected officials, and no floor vote recorded
SF 581 filed as SF 48 The reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
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 2027 The double up food bucks program, and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
SF 2047 Insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugs no floor vote recorded
SF 2185 The reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 2202 Subacute mental health care facilities and services, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2315 Eligibility for the Medicaid for employed persons with disabilities program no floor vote recorded
SF 2319 filed as SF 2084 Inclusion of the your life Iowa program on public school internet sites floor vote recorded
SF 2339 Enacting the psychology interjurisdictional compact 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

Declared against (12 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 884 filed as HF 334 Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide… floor vote recorded
HF 948 Public assistance programs, work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, an information technology fund, the public assistance… no floor vote recorded
HF 950 filed as HF 105 earlier: no side Hemp products and the definition, possession, and allowable forms of medical cannabidiol 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 2505 Bail and bond amounts and conditions no floor vote recorded
HF 2557 Allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex floor vote recorded
HF 2584 Establishing drug-free homeless service zones, and providing penalties. floor vote recorded
SF 163 The definition of medical cannabidiol no floor vote recorded
SF 320 Creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and no floor vote recorded
SF 418 Sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital… signed by governor
SF 615 filed as SF 599 Work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… signed by governor
SF 2307 Establishing the criminal offense of felony rental vandalism, addressing state supplementary assistance, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded

No side declared (58 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 8 Student access to broad-spectrum cannabidiol products from school nurses during the school day no floor vote recorded
HF 72 The possession of small quantities of marijuana, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 78 The possession of small quantities of marijuana, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 84 Drug paraphernalia, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 163 School safety by requiring the creation of threat assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental agencies 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 207 Certain involuntary hospitalization reporting requirements no floor vote recorded
HF 224 Eliminating certificate of need requirements and the state health facilities council no floor vote recorded
HF 256 The statute of repose in medical malpractice claims no floor vote recorded
HF 310 Assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations including a health care provider, and making penalties applicable signed by governor
HF 351 Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I controlled substances under Iowa’s uniform controlled… 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 386 filed as HF 146 Providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs floor vote recorded
HF 522 filed as HF 114 Therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items floor vote recorded
HF 609 The use of certain psychoactive substances under the religious freedom restoration Act no floor vote recorded
HF 612 The regulation of kratom, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 615 filed as HF 244 The offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training signed by governor
HF 912 filed as HF 469 State services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, public assistance programs, business fee waivers, substance use… no floor vote recorded
HF 919 Children’s specialty hospital designations for certain nonprofit organizations, and including effective date provisions signed by governor
HF 978 Production and administration of psilocybin, and providing penalties. 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 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 2003 Requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to… no floor vote recorded
HF 2085 The production and administration of psilocybin and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2134 Rental agreements and early termination rights of tenants who are victims of certain crimes no floor vote recorded
HF 2248 The confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial no floor vote recorded
HF 2346 filed as HF 464 Court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for persons convicted of operating while intoxicated no floor vote recorded
HF 2538 filed as HF 2122 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in… floor vote recorded
HF 2562 Care facility placement decisions for certain adults, 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 2571 The Iowa rules of criminal procedure including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity signed by governor
HF 2629 Trespass, and providing penalties. floor vote recorded
HF 2641 Medicaid home and community-based services elderly waiver program, including transition planning and assisted living services 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 2681 filed as HF 2218 Video recording systems in special education classrooms no floor vote recorded
SF 67 Modifying the periods of time to bring certain civil actions, including by victims of sexual abuse, minors, and persons with mental… no floor vote recorded
SF 125 Regulation of psychologists employed by a state institution, agency, or research facility no floor vote recorded
SF 277 Modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism signed by governor
SF 319 Certain cost controls for health care services 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 474 Services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in juvenile… signed by governor
SF 583 School safety by requiring the creation of school safety assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental… signed by governor
SF 626 Federal moneys and regulations, including the appropriation of federal moneys made available from federal block grants and other nonstate… signed by governor
SF 641 filed as SF 620 Matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster… signed by governor
SF 2055 The Iowa rules of criminal procedure including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity no floor vote recorded
SF 2096 Foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers 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 2338 Alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2352 Eviction procedures, including tenants who pose a clear and present danger, maximum durations for forcible entry and detainer actions, and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2354 Assistance animals in residential rental housing, including damage reimbursement, refundable income tax credits, and a landlord insurance… 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 2368 Requiring cost-benefit analyses of county jail projects, and floor vote recorded
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 2428 filed as SF 2044 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education; the discipline of students enrolled in… signed by governor
SF 2483 And making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and… no floor vote recorded