Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I controlled substances under Iowa’s uniform controlled substances Act

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2026
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill removes psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I controlled substances under Iowa’s uniform controlled substances Act (Code chapter 124). Under Code section 124.203, a substance that has a high potential for abuse and has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision may be classified as a schedule I controlled substance under Code chapter 124.

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

Senate subcommittee

Named February 5, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Annette Sweeney REmail
• Sen. Molly Donahue DEmail
• Sen. Scott Webster REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§124.204

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

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.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in 3 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

• HF 240 Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I cont…
  90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
  Cleared committee
• HF 459 Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I cont…
  89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
  Cleared committee
• HF 248 Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I cont…
  88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

• HF 351 Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I cont…
  91st General Assembly · In committee
  Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.