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Mental health & addiction

60 bills in the 91st General Assembly, 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
SSB 3083 · Relating to subacute mental health care facilities and services, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2202February 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
HF 1049 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; sex reassignment surgeries or associated procedures; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care, administration and compliance; transfers, cash flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 11, 2025
SF 641 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 6, 2025
SF 474 · Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in juvenile delinquency and child in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutionsSigned by GovernorMay 19, 2025
SF 649 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, 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 flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; more options for maternal support program; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsWithdrawnMay 14, 2025
HF 1042 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsWithdrawnMay 13, 2025
HSB 342 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; reimbursement rates; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care, administration and compliance; transfers, cash flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; autism spectrum disorder; involuntary commitment hearing testimony; discharge of involuntarily committed persons; medical residency and fellowships; maintenance and costs of juvenile homes; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 1049May 12, 2025
HF 1014 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 1042May 9, 2025
SSB 1237 · Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, 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 flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; more options for maternal support program; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 649May 6, 2025
SF 620 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 641April 23, 2025
HF 984 · Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in juvenile delinquency and child in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutionsWithdrawnApril 22, 2025
HF 757 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 1014April 17, 2025
SSB 1228 · Relating to and making appropriations for veterans and health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, community access and eligibility, health-related programs, reimbursement rates, family well-being and protection, state-operated specialty care, the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsDied when the session endedApril 14, 2025
SF 582 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 620April 8, 2025
HF 833 · Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in involuntary commitment, juvenile delinquency, child in need of assistance, and family in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutionsRenumbered as HF 984April 7, 2025
HF 912 · Relating to state services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, public assistance programs, business fee waivers, substance use disorder programs, mental health and disability services, undergraduate tuition and fees, disabled veteran tax credits, department of natural resources’ licenses and fees, permit to carry weapons fees, vehicle registration fees, and driver’s licenses, making penalties applicable, making appropriations, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 11, 2025
HF 469 · Relating to state services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, public assistance programs, business fee waivers, substance use disorder programs, mental health and disability services, undergraduate tuition and fees, disabled veteran tax credits, department of natural resources’ licenses and fees, civil litigation priority, permit to carry weapons fees, vehicle registration fees, and driver’s licenses, making penalties applicable, making appropriations, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 912March 11, 2025
HSB 153 · Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations; exemptions from children’s residential facility certification; the director of juvenile court services and chief juvenile court officers; and suspension of Hawki eligibility for public institution inmatesRenumbered as HF 833March 7, 2025
SSB 1171 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, and making an appropriation and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 582March 5, 2025
HSB 215 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, and making an appropriation and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 757March 5, 2025
HF 464 · Relating to court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for persons convicted of operating while intoxicatedRenumbered as HF 803March 5, 2025
SF 478 · Relating to Medicaid and children’s health insurance program coverage for mental health services provided in school-based settingsDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2025
HF 665 · Relating to mental health services at public institutions of higher educationDied when the session endedFebruary 28, 2025
SSB 1120 · Relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations; exemptions from children’s residential facility certification; the director of juvenile court services and chief juvenile court officers; and suspension of Hawki eligibility for public institution inmatesRenumbered as SF 474February 26, 2025
HF 312 · Relating to orders for treatment of persons experiencing psychiatric deteriorationDied when the session endedFebruary 20, 2025
SF 351 · Relating to mental health support for corrections officers, and making appropriationsDied when the session endedFebruary 18, 2025
HF 123 · Relating to orders for treatment of persons experiencing psychiatric deteriorationRenumbered as HF 312February 10, 2025
HF 223 · Relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schoolsDied when the session endedFebruary 6, 2025
SF 102 · Relating to public school personnel training concerning mental healthDied when the session endedJanuary 22, 2025
SF 100 · Relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schoolsDied when the session endedJanuary 22, 2025