Enacting the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact

Sponsored by the House State Government Committee

Topics:State government Professional licensing

Same legislation: HSB 291, HF 2498

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 4, 2025
Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 23, 202689–0
Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2026
Done: Passes the SenateApril 22, 202644–0
Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2026

Became HF 2498 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2498 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill establishes the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby a podiatrist licensed to practice in one participating state may receive an expedited license to practice in another participating state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of podiatrists in participating states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact. The commission is an instrumentality of the participating states.

Read the full explanation

The compact includes provisions relating to the establishment and membership of the commission; powers of the commission; meetings and voting requirements of the commission; commission bylaws and rules; commission committees; commission finances; the establishment of a data system; compacting state compliance; venue for judicial proceedings; defense and indemnification; effective dates and amendments to the compact; withdrawal, default, and expulsion; severability and construction; and the binding effect of the compact and other laws. The compact becomes effective upon the adoption of the compact by the fourth participating state.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text · What changed before it passed

House subcommittee

Named January 20, 2026. On February 4, 2026 it recommended passage.

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1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 4, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§147J.1

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Lobbying

4 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Study bill

HSB 291Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 930Renumberedfrom HSB 291 HF 2498Became lawfrom HF 930

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

HF 2272 Enacting the social work licensure compact
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2512 · similar
Cleared committee

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