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31 bills in the 2026 session, newest first.

New bills and every step they take, in your daily digest.

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HF 2782 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsSigned with item vetoesJune 2, 2026
HF 2256 · Exempting a parent’s or legal guardian’s inability to access appropriate behavioral or mental health treatment for their child from the definition of child abuseSigned by GovernorMay 6, 2026
SF 2483 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; prior appropriations; child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization; commitment or hospitalization of certain persons with mental illness or substance abuse disorders; child abuse prevention; creation of a comprehensive family support program; and repeal of expenditure projections for state child care assistance and adoption subsidy programs; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsWithdrawnMay 2, 2026
HF 2543 · Relating to subacute mental health care facilities and services, and including effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorMay 2, 2026
HF 2707 · Relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and including applicability and effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorApril 30, 2026
HF 2523 · Establishing the right of a parent or guardian of a minor child to consent to and authorize certain medical services over the minor child’s objectionSigned by GovernorApril 30, 2026
HSB 777 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; community health centers reimbursement; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization; commitment or hospitalization of certain persons with substance abuse disorders or mental illness; behavioral health expenditure report; and opioid settlement fund; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 2782April 21, 2026
HF 2357 · Relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directivesSigned by GovernorApril 16, 2026
SF 2338 · Relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and including applicability and effective date provisionsWithdrawnApril 16, 2026
SSB 3192 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; prior appropriations; child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization; commitment or hospitalization of certain persons with mental illness or substance abuse disorders; child abuse prevention; creation of a comprehensive family support program; and repeal of expenditure projections for state child care assistance and adoption subsidy programs; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 2483April 8, 2026
SF 2372 · Relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directivesWithdrawnApril 6, 2026
SF 2202 · Relating to subacute mental health care facilities and services, and including effective date provisionsWithdrawnApril 1, 2026
HF 2292 · Directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health instituteDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2026
HF 2715 · Relating to chatbots, including deployer requirements and interactions with minorsDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2026
HSB 622 · Relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and including applicability and effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2707February 23, 2026
SF 2415 · Relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
SSB 3151 · Relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directivesRenumbered as SF 2372February 17, 2026
HF 2220 · Relating to mental health care, including subacute mental health care facility requirements; admission to and discharge from a subacute mental health care facility; employment requirements at a subacute mental health care facility; insurance coverage for subacute mental health care; and the establishment of a psychiatric medical institution for children bed tracking system, and providing penalties and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2543February 16, 2026
HF 2114 · Authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a child to have the child committed for substance use or mental health treatmentRenumbered as HF 2523February 16, 2026
HF 2454 · Relating to the employment of temporary licensed mental health counselors by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schoolsDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
SSB 3082 · Relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and including applicability and effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2338February 12, 2026
HF 2346 · Relating to court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for persons convicted of operating while intoxicatedDied when the session endedFebruary 9, 2026
HSB 615 · Relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directivesRenumbered as HF 2357February 9, 2026
HF 803 · Relating to court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for persons convicted of operating while intoxicatedRenumbered as HF 2346February 9, 2026
HF 2094 · Directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health instituteRenumbered as HF 2292February 5, 2026
SSB 3083 · Relating to subacute mental health care facilities and services, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2202February 3, 2026
HF 2262 · Creating the Iowa our care, our options Act, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2026
HF 2263 · Requiring the department of health and human services to establish peer-run respite programsDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2026
HSB 503 · Relating to adjudication of a child in need of assistance due to the need for treatment of a chemical dependency, mental health disorder, or behavioral disorderRenumbered as HF 2256January 30, 2026
HF 2204 · Relating to the requirements for chatbot deployers, including required protocols, limitations on data collection, and requirements for minors to interact with artificial intelligence companions and therapeutic chatbots, and providing civil penalties, punitive penalties, and civil causes of actionDied when the session endedJanuary 29, 2026
SF 2098 · Relating to firearms, including background checks for acquiring pistols or revolvers, identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, trigger locks, extreme risk protective orders, mental health funding, certain firearm transfers, and certain related crimes, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedJanuary 26, 2026