Relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 20, 2025
4. ✓
   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 26, 202564–32
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   Done: Senate committeeApril 3, 2025
6. ✓
   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 9, 202630–16
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2026
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 19, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

Lobbyist declarations

• AFSCME Council 61Against
• American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA)Against
• American College of Obstetricians & GynecologistsAgainst
• Bitches Get Stuff DoneAgainst
• Episcopal Diocese of IowaAgainst
• Family Planning Council of IowaAgainst
• Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-MidwivesAgainst
• Iowa Association of Area Agencies on AgingAgainst
• Iowa Association of Rural Health ClinicsAgainst
• Iowa Atheists and FreethinkersAgainst
• Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionersAgainst
• Iowa Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceAgainst
• Iowa Coalition Against Sexual AssaultAgainst
• Iowa Conference of the United Methodist ChurchAgainst
• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIOAgainst
• Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory CouncilAgainst
• Iowa Medical SocietyAgainst
• Iowa Mental Health Counselors AssociationAgainst
• Iowa Nurse Practitioners SocietyAgainst
• Iowa Occupational Therapy AssociationAgainst
• Iowa Psychiatric Physicians SocietyAgainst
• Iowa Safe SchoolsAgainst
• National Association of Social Workers, Iowa ChapterAgainst
• One IowaAgainst
• One Iowa ActionAgainst
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of IowaAgainst
• United Professionals/UEAgainst
• 1st Amendment PartnershipFor
• ADF ActionFor
• Cedar Rapids Metro Economic AllianceFor
• Do No Harm ActionFor
• Iowa Baptists For Biblical ValuesFor
• Iowa Catholic ConferenceFor
• Iowa Faith and Freedom CoalitionFor
• Iowans for FreedomFor
• Pulse Life AdvocatesFor
• The Family LeaderFor
• The Family Leader FoundationFor
• VALOR IowaFor
• Blank Childrens HospitalUndecided
• Delta Dental of IowaUndecided
• Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.Undecided
• Episcopal Diocese of IowaUndecided
• Iowa Hospital AssociationUndecided
• Iowa Physician Assistant SocietyUndecided
• Iowa Speech Language Hearing AssociationUndecided
• Iowa State Bar AssociationUndecided
• Wellmark, Inc.Undecided
• Episcopal Diocese of IowaWithdrawn

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