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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HSB 660: HSB 660

Became HF 2577 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to end-of-life care decisions under guardianships of adults. _____ ability to make decisions regarding the care, maintenance, health, education, welfare, and safety of the protected person except as otherwise limited by the court, which the guardian may exercise thereafter without prior court approval. The bill provides that this includes end-of-life care decisions (hospice, palliative care, and life-sustaining interventions, and the power to execute, reaffirm, or revoke a do-not-resuscitate or do-not-intubate order).

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

The total fiscal impact of HF 2577 would be approximately $129,000 per year in increased case costs to the HHS.

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2024

  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sami Scheetz (D)
  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: EveryStep; Hospice and Palliative Care Association; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society

Against: Disability Rights Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 6, 2024House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Scheetz, Thomson and C
  3. February 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 14, 2024Approved by the House committee
  5. February 19, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2577

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HSB660