SF 2037: Prohibiting counties and cities from regulating certain behavioral health and human services

What it does

This bill prohibits counties and cities from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment, or using any other means, to regulate certain behavioral health and human services that are subject to licensing or certification requirements by a board, including behavioral health, psychology, and social work. The bill also prohibits counties and cities from regulating those behavioral health and human services when performed by persons exempt from licensing and certification requirements by a board, including professors, government employees acting within the scope of the position, students and trainees, clergy, and employees or volunteers of nonprofit organizations. The bill does not prohibit county and city regulations consistent with traditional zoning considerations.

Senate subcommittee · named January 11, 2024

• Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 9 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Blank Childrens Hospital; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Psychological Association; Iowa Safe Schools; Mindspring Mental Health Alliance; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 10, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
2. January 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Green, Guth and Quirmbach
3. January 17, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it