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

SSB 1197: SSB 1197

Became SF 538 · Its progress continues under the new number.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 27, 2023

  • Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 33 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Human Rights Campaign; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Academy of Family Physicians; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; and 21 more

In plain words

  1. February 27, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. February 27, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Costello and Petersen
  3. February 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 538

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/SSB1197