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Iowa Optometric Association

Registered on 70 bills since the 88th General Assembly.

24
supported · 14 became law (58%)
1
opposed · 0 became law anyway (0%)
44
undecided
5
lobbyists

What it paid lobbyists

  • July 2025 – June 2026$47,000
    Paramount Strategies $47,000 · filed July 6, 2026
  • July 2024 – June 2025$47,400
    Paramount Strategies $47,400 · filed July 15, 2025
  • July 2023 – June 2024$47,550
    Paramount Strategies $47,550 · filed July 9, 2024
  • July 2022 – June 2023$45,000
    Paramount Strategies $45,000 · filed July 20, 2023
  • July 2021 – June 2022$42,000
    Paramount Strategies, Inc. $42,000 · filed July 1, 2022

From the client reports organizations file with the Legislature each July, covering the year to June 30. Amounts include lobbying both the Legislature and state agencies. When a lobbying firm is paid a lump sum, the firm’s lobbyists are listed under it without amounts of their own. Every organization

Bills, newest first

  • HF 2635 Relating to health carriers standards of conduct; utilization review organizations, artificial intel…
    91st GA · declared March 10, 2026 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 2438 Relating to health carriers and payment of claims, audits, and standards of conduct; prior authoriza…
    91st GA · declared February 17, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SSB 3077 Relating to the practice of licensed professions and the duties of the professional licensing boards…
    91st GA · declared February 11, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 3118 Relating to utilization review organizations’ use of artificial intelligence, prior authorization de…
    91st GA · declared February 10, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2249 Relating to vision benefit plans, vision benefit managers, vision care providers, and vision care pr…
    91st GA · declared February 2, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 546 Relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professions
    91st GA · declared January 16, 2026 · Renumbered as HF 2246
    Undecided
  • HF 766 Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable
    91st GA · declared March 26, 2025 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • SF 575 Relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination …
    91st GA · declared March 11, 2025 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 656 Relating to vision benefit plans, the regulation of insurers and vision benefit managers, vision car…
    91st GA · declared March 1, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 1163 Relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination …
    91st GA · declared February 26, 2025 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 231 Relating to prior authorization and utilization review organizations
    91st GA · declared February 26, 2025 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 303 Relating to prior authorization and utilization review organizations
    91st GA · declared February 20, 2025 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 13 Relating to annual automatic increases in Medicaid provider reimbursement rates
    91st GA · declared February 17, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 1074 Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, and prescription drugs and including applicabili…
    91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 4 Relating to health benefit plans, claims for reimbursement, and explanation of benefits
    91st GA · declared January 28, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 1029 Relating to certain cost controls for health care services
    91st GA · declared January 25, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 319
    Undecided
  • HSB 19 Relating to prior authorizations and exemptions by health benefit plans and utilization review organ…
    91st GA · declared January 23, 2025 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SSB 1017 Relating to pharmacy benefits manager reverse auctions and group insurance for public employees
    91st GA · declared January 22, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 315
    Undecided
  • HF 2488 Relating to prior authorizations and exemptions by health benefit plans and utilization review organ…
    90th GA · declared February 21, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Withdrawn
  • HF 2486 Relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professions and occupations
    90th GA · declared February 20, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2268 Relating to limitations on activities related to paid claims under the Medicaid program, and includi…
    90th GA · declared February 20, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 3172 SSB 3172
    90th GA · declared February 14, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 2267 Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable
    90th GA · declared February 9, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2184 Relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professions and occupations
    90th GA · declared February 8, 2024 · Renumbered as HF 2486
    Undecided
  • HSB 641 HSB 641
    90th GA · declared February 7, 2024 · Renumbered as HF 2488
    For
  • SSB 3144 SSB 3144
    90th GA · declared February 6, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 2122 Relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and pr…
    90th GA · declared February 6, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 626 Relating to continuity of care and nonmedical switching by health carriers, health benefit plans, an…
    90th GA · declared January 30, 2024 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 2126 Relating to inclusion of comprehensive testing for convergence insufficiency in required child visio…
    90th GA · declared January 27, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HSB 501 HSB 501
    90th GA · declared January 16, 2024 · Renumbered as HF 2268
    For
  • SF 491 Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable
    90th GA · declared January 11, 2024 · Renumbered as SF 2267
    Undecided
  • HF 370 Relating to entities supported in whole or in part by public moneys, including the sale of public bo…
    90th GA · declared March 15, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 1167 SSB 1167
    90th GA · declared February 28, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SSB 1117 SSB 1117
    90th GA · declared February 28, 2023 · Renumbered as SF 506
    Undecided
  • SF 350 Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable
    90th GA · declared February 27, 2023 · Renumbered as SF 491
    Undecided
  • HF 347 Relating to the administration of injections by licensed optometrists
    90th GA · declared February 21, 2023 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • SSB 1123 SSB 1123
    90th GA · declared February 20, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 179 Relating to the administration of injections by licensed optometrists
    90th GA · declared February 13, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SF 194 Relating to the administration of injections by licensed optometrists
    90th GA · declared February 2, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 102 Relating to noneconomic damage awards against health care providers, and including effective date an…
    90th GA · declared January 25, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SF 48 Providing for an exception to motor vehicle window tint limitations for persons with certain medical…
    90th GA · declared January 25, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SF 26 Relating to the administration of injections by licensed optometrists
    90th GA · declared January 11, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2578 Relating to appropriations for health and human services and veterans and including other related pr…
    89th GA · declared May 18, 2022 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HF 736 Relating to recovery of an overpayment to a provider based on specified grounds under the Medicaid p…
    89th GA · declared March 14, 2022 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • SF 2307 Relating to professional licensing boards, including requirements related to the submission of offic…
    89th GA · declared February 21, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HSB 650 HSB 650
    89th GA · declared February 15, 2022 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SSB 3114 SSB 3114
    89th GA · declared February 14, 2022 · Renumbered as SF 2307
    Undecided
  • HF 2233 Relating to agreements limiting the locations of practice of persons licensed to practice medicine a…
    89th GA · declared February 14, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SF 2242 Relating to controlled substances, including amending the controlled substance schedules and informa…
    89th GA · declared February 10, 2022 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SSB 3071 SSB 3071
    89th GA · declared February 2, 2022 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 332 Relating to the minimum standard of transparency for motor vehicle window tint, providing penalties,…
    89th GA · declared February 2, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Against
  • HSB 565 HSB 565
    89th GA · declared January 26, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SF 2067 Relating to the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program
    89th GA · declared January 25, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 625 Relating to direct health care agreements, and including effective date and applicability provisions
    89th GA · declared January 24, 2022 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HSB 517 HSB 517
    89th GA · declared January 16, 2022 · Renumbered as HF 2197
    Undecided
  • SF 487 Relating to the operation of state government, including the review of state boards and the regulati…
    89th GA · declared March 31, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 528 Relating to the authority of a dentist relating to the prescribing and administration of certain imm…
    89th GA · declared March 10, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 780 Requiring the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to perform physical …
    89th GA · declared March 5, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 132 Relating to online continuing education courses for maintaining a professional license
    89th GA · declared March 2, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 630 Requiring the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to perform physical …
    89th GA · declared February 24, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 780
    For
  • HSB 225 HSB 225
    89th GA · declared February 22, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SF 358 Relating to an exception to electronic prescribing of a prescription drug
    89th GA · declared February 22, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SF 178 Relating to continuity of care and nonmedical switching by health carriers, health benefit plans, an…
    89th GA · declared February 15, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SF 163 Relating to continuing education requirements for persons holding certain professional and occupatio…
    89th GA · declared February 4, 2021 · Renumbered as SF 354
    Undecided
  • SF 194 Relating to motor vehicle window tint, including an application process for approved window tint sta…
    89th GA · declared February 2, 2021 · Renumbered as SF 332
    Undecided
  • HF 289 Relating to direct health care agreements, and including effective date and applicability provisions
    89th GA · declared February 2, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 133 Relating to the extension of deadlines for the completion of continuing education requirements
    89th GA · declared January 27, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2524 Relating to the organization, composition, meeting, and reporting requirements of health-related com…
    88th GA · declared February 25, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SF 2256 Relating to a pilot program to allow the Medicaid program to act as a third-party payor under direct…
    88th GA · declared February 17, 2020 · Renumbered as SF 2346
    Undecided
  • HF 2330 Relating to authorized health professional relationships
    88th GA · declared February 12, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided

From lobbyist declarations filed with the Iowa Legislature. Each organization counts once per bill, with its most recent position; “Became law” includes bills that passed under a new number.