Relating to qualifications for holding professional licensure in this state, including the granting of licenses to persons licensed in other states and acquiring residence in Iowa, disqualification provisions for criminal convictions, the waiver of application fees, and licensee discipline, and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2020
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2020
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 24, 2020
4. ✓
   Done: Passes the HouseJune 12, 202062–35
5. –
   Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
6. ✓
   Done: Passes the SenateJune 13, 202032–17
7. ✓
   Done: To the GovernorJune 24, 2020
8. ✓
   Done: Signed into lawJune 25, 2020

HF 2627 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2627, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2627 What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 17

3 adopted · 2 failed · 7 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-5153Strike everything · filed June 13, 2020 by Sen. Nate Boulton (D)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and establishes new rules for how professional licensing boards handle criminal records. It limits license denials to cases where a crime directly relates to the job and poses an unreasonable risk to public safety, while also requiring boards to provide a list of disqualifying offenses and grant exceptions for rehabilitated applicants. Its wording →
  Failed
  June 13, 2020
• S-5150Strike everything · filed June 13, 2020 by Sen. Waylon Brown (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version. It defines what it means for a criminal offense to "directly relate" to a profession and establishes specific rules for when boards can deny or revoke licenses based on criminal history. It also creates a process for people moving to Iowa or military families to receive professional licenses without an examination if they meet certain requirements regarding their previous out-of-state licensure. Its wording →

  Amends this SF 2418 to CONFORM to HF 2627
  Adopted
  June 13, 2020
• H-8301 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the rules for people moving to Iowa from states that did not require a license for their profession and requires them to pass the same exams as local applicants. It also updates several technical terms and removes a large section of the bill's text. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8299 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the rules for people moving to Iowa from states that did not require a license for their profession and adds a requirement that these individuals must pass the same examination required in Iowa. It also adds language specifying that their previous experience must have a substantially similar scope of practice as determined by the licensing board. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8287 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the board of respiratory care and polysomnography to the list of groups mentioned in this section of the bill. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8286 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the board of speech pathology and audiology to the list of groups mentioned in this section of the bill. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8285 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the board of social work to the list of entities mentioned in that specific section of the bill. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8284 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the board of physician assistants to the list of groups affected by this part of the bill. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8283 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the phrase "board of behavioral science, the" to a specific section of the bill. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8282 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the board of physical and occupational therapy to the list of groups mentioned in this section of the bill. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8281 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the board of optometry to the list of groups mentioned in that specific section of the bill. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8272 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the original text to define an offense as "directly related" to a profession if the actions or circumstances are customary to that job. It adds a rule that a license can only be denied if a criminal conviction creates an unreasonable risk to public safety and the offense relates to the job duties. It also requires licensing boards to provide a list of disqualifying convictions, prohibits denials based on arrests without convictions, and mandates that boards grant exceptions to rehabilitated applicants. Its wording →
  Failed
  June 12, 2020
• H-8271 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that the department of workforce development must provide a bond to people who cannot get one for their profession because of a criminal conviction. The department will also create rules to carry out this new requirement. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8267 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the rule for people moving to Iowa so that the new license requirements apply to those coming from states that did not require a professional license to practice. It also changes a specific number from 5 to 4. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8266 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds the board of educational examiners to the list of groups that follow the rules described in this section. Its wording →
  Adopted
  June 12, 2020
• H-8263 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment removes the section of the bill that requires licensing boards to offer exceptions for people who have been rehabilitated. Its wording →
  Ruled out of order
  June 12, 2020
• H-8250Strike everything · filed June 10, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It establishes that licensing boards can only deny or revoke a license based on a criminal conviction if the offense directly relates to the duties of the profession, and it defines what "directly relates" means. It also creates a process to issue licenses without an examination to people moving to Iowa who hold similar, valid licenses from other jurisdictions and meet specific requirements. Its wording →
  Adopted
  June 12, 2020