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88th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 489: Relating to continuity of care for covered persons with epilepsy, and nonmedical switching by health carriers, health benefit plans, and utilization review organizations, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on June 14, 2020. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

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Cost

Cost: up to $115,000

Total administrative costs associated with SF489 that would be realized by the Insurance Division to monitor and perform external reviews would be approximately $41,100. The estimated annual increase in drug spending for the treatment of epilepsy for the State…

Senate subcommittee · named January 16, 2020

  • Sen. Jim Carlin (R)
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)
  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. March 6, 2019Filed in the Senate
  2. March 6, 2019Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 20, 2019Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 4, 2019Sent to the Senate Human Resources committee
  5. January 16, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Carlin, Jochum and Sweeney

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF489