88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HSB 647: HSB 647
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.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
See the fiscal note
1 million in new license fee revenue. The cost for administering the background checks for the new licenses averaged $329,000. License fee revenue is retained by the professional licensing boards to cover expenses.
House subcommittee · named February 6, 2020
- Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Dave Deyoe (R)
- Rep. Karin Derry (D)
Lobbying · 28 for, 11 against
For: Ames Chamber of Commerce; Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa; Governor's Office; Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists; Iowa Athletic Trainers Society; Iowa Bankers Association; Iowa Business Council; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conservation Alliance; and 16 more
Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Council of Engineering Companies; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Engineering Society; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Good Roads Association; Iowa State Education Association; Iowa Water Well Association; Plumbing Heating & Cooling Contractors of IA; Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa
In plain words
- February 6, 2020House subcommittee named: Lundgren, Deyoe and Derry
- February 12, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 18, 2020Approved by the House committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HSB647