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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SF 290: Relating to insurance coverage for health care services related to the prevention of ovarian cancer

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to insurance coverage for health care services related to the prevention of ovarian cancer, and shall be known as “Barbara’s Bill”. The bill requires a policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses to provide coverage for an annual cervical smear test or pap smear test, and for surveillance testing for ovarian cancer for covered persons at risk for ovarian cancer.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 21, 2023

  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 15, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. February 21, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Sweeney, Petersen and Rowley
  3. February 23, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/90/SF290