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

SF 2047: Relating to insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugs

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 relates to prescription insulin drugs and coverage by policies, contracts, or plans providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses that provide coverage for prescription drugs. The bill requires a policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses that provides coverage for prescription drugs to cap the total amount of cost-sharing that a covered person is required to pay per prescription filled of an insulin drug to an amount not more than $25 for an up to 31-day supply of at least one type of rapid-acting prescription insulin drugs, short-acting prescription insulin drugs, intermediate-acting prescription insulin drugs, or long-acting prescription insulin drugs.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Catelin Drey (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Renee Hardman (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D), Sen. Mike Zimmer (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2026

  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Siouxland Bitches Get Stuff Done

Against: Iowans for Affordable Healthcare

In plain words

  1. January 14, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. January 22, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Driscoll and Knox

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/SF2047