91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SSB 3081: Relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses
Became SF 2184 · Its progress continues under the new number.
What it does
This bill relates to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses (license). The bill allows an applicant for a license to designate a person to submit application materials on the applicant’s behalf. The bill requires the board of medicine (board) to adopt rules setting the term of a license at not less than three years, and requires a license to expire on the birthday of a licensee. The bill prohibits the board from requiring a person to complete more than hours of continuing education credits per year to maintain a license.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2026
- Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Renee Hardman (D) · renee.hardman@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against
For: Central Iowa Physicians; Iowa Academy of Family Physicians; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Independent Physician Group; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Psychiatric Physicians Society; Rheumatology Association of Iowa; UnityPoint Health
In plain words
- January 27, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- January 28, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Warme, Hardman and Webster
- January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 3, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2184
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/SSB3081