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Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection
Sponsored by Sen. Doug Campbell (R), Sen. Lynn Evans (R), Sen. Dennis Guth (R), Sen. Sandy Salmon (R), Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R)
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 13, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 304
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 304 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 304 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, minors in Iowa can give consent for medical care to prevent or treat sexually transmitted diseases. This bill would change that rule so that minors can no longer give consent for vaccinations related to those diseases.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the legal capacity of a minor to consent to the provision of medical care or services to the minor for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a sexually transmitted disease or infection. Under Code section 139A.35, a minor has the legal capacity to act and give consent to provision of medical care or services to the minor for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a sexually transmitted disease or infection. Under the bill, a minor does not have the legal capacity to consent to the provision of vaccinations for a sexually transmitted disease or infection.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 30, 2025. On February 6, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
37 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 14, 2026 (17), February 6, 2025 (6), January 30, 2025 (14) · on the Legislature’s site
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Tried before
Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- SF 2064 Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical …90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · very similarCleared committee
- HF 2044 Providing an exception relating to vaccines to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the …90th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
Matched by wording or an identical title.