HF 602: Relating to the inclusion of the crisis hotline telephone and text numbers and internet address for the your life Iowa program or successor program on public school student identification cards and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill requires public schools to include on either side of identification cards issued to students in grades seven through twelve the your life Iowa crisis telephone and text numbers. The bill authorizes a public school that issues identification cards to students in grades five and six to do so as well. The bill applies to student identification cards issued on or after the effective date of the bill. A school that has a supply of unused student identification cards shall use that supply prior to complying with the requirements of the bill.

Senate subcommittee · named March 27, 2023

• Sen. J. Taylor
• Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
• Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 29 for, 0 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Broadlawns Medical Center; Coalition for Family and Children's Services in Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; and 17 more

In plain words

1. March 3, 2023Filed in the House
2. March 22, 2023Passed the House, 91–4
3. March 23, 2023Arrived in the Senate
4. March 27, 2023Senate subcommittee named: J. Taylor, Celsi and Salmon
5. March 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 29, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 27, 2023Passed the Senate, 48–0
8. May 2, 2023Passed the House, 94–1
9. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
10. June 1, 2023Signed into law