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

HF 338: Relating to the administration of local anesthesia by dental assistants

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill strikes a provision prohibiting the dental board from adopting rules to delegate to a dental assistant the administration of local anesthesia.

Sponsors

Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Austin Baeth (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Iowa CareGivers; Iowa Dental Hygienists Association

In plain words

  1. February 12, 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/HF338