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

SF 117: Relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners

Became SF 313 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of practitioners and pharmacists. The bill prohibits the board of pharmacy and any health-related professional board under Code chapter 147 (general provisions, health-related professions) (boards) that license a pharmacist or practitioner and any employer of a pharmacist or practitioner from restricting the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, or administering authority of a pharmacist or practitioner, consistent with the pharmacist’s or practitioner’s scope of practice, in a way that acts as a deterrent for the pharmacist or practitioner to use a medication or treatment in accordance with the pharmacist’s or practitioner’s best professional judgment.

Sponsors

Sen. Kevin Alons (R), Sen. Doug Campbell (R), Sen. Lynn Evans (R), Sen. Jesse Green (R), Sen. Dennis Guth (R), Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R), Sen. Mike Pike (R), Sen. David D. Rowley (R), Sen. Sandy Salmon (R), Sen. Jeff Taylor (R), Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 30, 2025

  • Sen. Doug Campbell (R) · doug.campbell@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council

In plain words

  1. January 23, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. January 30, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Campbell, Garrett and Petersen
  3. February 4, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 13, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 313

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/SF117