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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 537: HSB 537

Became HF 2137 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill establishes a prescribing mental health practitioner loan repayment program, and provides an appropriation. The bill requires the Iowa student aid commission to establish a prescribing mental health practitioner loan repayment program for the purposes of providing loan repayments for prescribing mental health practitioners who agree to practice in service commitment areas for at least five years and meet the requirements of the bill. “Prescribing mental health practitioner” means a psychiatrist, a prescribing psychologist, or a psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 13, 2022

  • Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R)
  • Rep. John Forbes (D)
  • Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 46 for, 0 against

For: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Blank Childrens Hospital; Board of Regents, State of Iowa; Broadlawns Medical Center; CHILDSERVE; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Full Circle Services, Inc.; Hope Haven Area Development Center; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Imagine the Possibilities; and 34 more

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. January 13, 2022House subcommittee named: Dolecheck, Forbes, Moore and T
  3. January 19, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. January 25, 2022Approved by the House committee
  5. January 28, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2137

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/89/HSB537