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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 659: HSB 659

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 requires the department of human services to amend administrative rules regarding health and safety policies for child care centers to authorize chiropractors, in addition to licensed medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, and advanced registered nurse practitioners, to sign an admission physical examination report for a child five years of age and younger not enrolled in kindergarten who is attending the child care center.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 10, 2020

  • Rep. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Michael R. Bergan (R) · michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Karin Derry (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Chiropractic Society

Against: Common Good Iowa; Genesis Health System; Iowa Independent Physician Group

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2020House subcommittee named: Salmon, Bergan and Derry
  2. February 13, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes

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/HSB659