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

SF 128: Relating to immunization information requested on a medical examiner report used for investigations

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 requires the report used by medical examiners for investigations of infants zero to three years of age shall include a request for information regarding the date and type of the decedent’s last immunization. If the decedent received more than one immunization at the time of the last immunization, the information provided shall include all types of immunizations received. The bill requires the state medical examiner to adopt rules to comply with the bill.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 30, 2025

Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 7 against

For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

January 23, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
January 30, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Guth, Donahue and Salmon
February 5, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Health and Human Services committee