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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 207: Relating to certain involuntary hospitalization reporting requirements

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. 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 certain involuntary hospitalization reporting requirements. After a person has been involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment due to a serious mental impairment, the medical director of the facility or the psychiatrist or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner treating the patient must make a report to the court about the patient’s condition and how much longer the patient will require treatment by the facility.

Sponsors

Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council

In plain words

  1. February 5, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF207