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

SSB 3194: SSB 3194

Became SF 2430 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the correction and substitution of death certificates. The bill provides that the department of health and human services (HHS) shall provide for the correction and substitution of a death certificate when substantiated evidence of a mistake is presented to the state registrar within months of the filing of the death certificate. The death certificate shall be marked “amended” and comply with other requirements pursuant to Code sections 144.38 (amendment of official record) and 144.41 (amending local records).

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 26, 2024

  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: American Legion of Iowa; Iowa County Commissioners Of Veterans Affairs; Iowa County Recorders Association; Iowa State Association of Counties

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA)

In plain words

  1. March 25, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. March 26, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Rowley, Dawson and Winckler
  3. April 1, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. April 3, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2430

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/SSB3194