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HF 2498Signed by Governor · June 2, 2026

Enacting the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact

Sponsored by the House State Government (successor To Hsb 291) Committee

Topics:State governmentProfessional licensing

Same legislation: HSB 291, HF 930

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedMarch 12, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2026
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
  4. Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 23, 202689–0
  5. Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2026
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 22, 202644–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill establishes the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact. The compact establishes a system whereby a podiatrist licensed to practice in one participating state may receive an expedited license to practice in another participating state. The compact imposes certain minimum requirements on the licensure of podiatrists in participating states. The compact creates a commission to administer the operation of the compact. The commission is an instrumentality of the participating states.

Read the full explanation

The compact includes provisions relating to the establishment and membership of the commission; powers of the commission; meetings and voting requirements of the commission; commission bylaws and rules; commission committees; commission finances; the establishment of a data system; compacting state compliance; venue for judicial proceedings; defense and indemnification; effective dates and amendments to the compact; withdrawal, default, and expulsion; severability and construction; and the binding effect of the compact and other laws. The compact becomes effective upon the adoption of the compact by the fourth participating state.

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

Senate subcommittee

Named February 26, 2026. On March 3, 2026 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 4, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§147M.1

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

Lobbying

4 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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 an earlier General Assembly. A version became law.

  • HF 2272 Enacting the social work licensure compact
    90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2512 · similar
    Cleared committee
  • HF 656 Establishing the dentist and dental hygienist compact
    90th General Assembly · Signed by Governor · similar
    Became law

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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.