88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 106: Prohibiting mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient of any age, and making penalties applicable
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill prohibits a mental health provider from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient of any age. The bill provides that a mental health provider who engages in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient is subject to disciplinary action by the entity or disciplinary authority with professional jurisdiction over the mental health provider.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Psychiatric Society; One Iowa Action; The Hale Group
In plain words
- January 24, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF106