90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
SF 51: Relating to the submission and posting of hospital policies
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
This bill requires a licensed hospital, no later than September 1, 2023, to submit to the department of inspections and appeals (DIA) its policies related to admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care. DIA shall post a copy of the policies received on the department’s internet site. If a hospital makes changes or additions to any of the policies, the hospital shall submit a copy of the changed or added policy to DIA within days after the hospital approves the change or addition. A hospital shall S.F. post a copy of the policies on the hospital’s internet site where the policies are readily accessible to the public without requiring a login credential or other restriction.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 17, 2023
- Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
- Sen. Kevin Alons (R) · kevin.alons@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Family Planning Council of Iowa; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa
In plain words
- January 11, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- January 17, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Alons and Petersen
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/SF51