SF 406: Relating to powers and duties applicable to public health disasters

What it does

This bill relates to duties and powers relative to public health disasters. The bill amends the duties of the department of health and human services (HHS or the department) relative to a public health disaster under Code chapter 135 (department of health and human services —— public health). The bill provides that the reasonable measures taken by HHS to prevent the transmission of infectious disease and to ensure that all cases of communicable disease are properly identified, controlled, and treated shall not include requiring identification and monitoring of a person at risk of contracting a contagious or infectious disease through contact with a contagious person or requiring a person to comply with such identification and monitoring efforts.

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2025

• Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Doug Campbell (R) · doug.campbell@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against

For: VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa Public Health Association

In plain words

1. February 20, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. February 24, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Salmon, Campbell and Zimmer
3. March 3, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it