Eliminating certificate of need requirements and the state health facilities council

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Lobbyist declarations

• Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory CouncilAgainst
• Americans For ProsperityFor
• Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-MidwivesFor
• Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionersFor
• Iowa Independent Physician GroupFor
• Iowa Nurse Practitioners SocietyFor
• Iowa Physician Assistant SocietyFor
• Iowa Primary Care AssociationFor
• Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.Undecided
• Iowa Board of RegentsUndecided
• Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and LicensingUndecided
• Iowa Health Care AssociationUndecided
• Iowa Medical SocietyUndecided
• Iowa Mental Health AdvocacyUndecided
• UnityPoint HealthUndecided
• Wellmark, Inc.Undecided

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