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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

  1. February 6, 2020House subcommittee named: Lundgren, Deyoe and Derry
  2. February 12, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it
  3. 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