HF 299: Relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions

What it does

This bill relates to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.8 (immunization of children) to require that information regarding exemptions and the requirements for an exemption shall be included in any public communication following the recommendation of an immunization by the department of health and human services, shall be included in any communication regarding immunizations to a parent or legal guardian from a school, and shall be published on the internet sites of and included in registration documentation for all elementary schools, secondary schools, and licensed child care centers.

Lobbying · 7 for, 8 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Katherine Bogaards; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Physical Therapy Association of Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association

In plain words

1. February 10, 2025Filed in the House
2. March 10, 2025Passed the House, 58–30
3. March 10, 2025Arrived in the Senate
4. April 29, 2025Took the place of SF 6 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
5. April 29, 2025Passed the Senate, 32–16
6. May 19, 2025Sent to the Governor
7. May 27, 2025Signed into law