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IA HF 571

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A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 571 pass?

Yes. IA HF 571 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): Signed by Governor.

What is IA HF 571 about?

IA HF 571 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 571?

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY is the primary sponsor of IA HF 571.

Introduced
2025-02-24
Latest action
2026-05-19 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-19

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-06

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. 2026-03-31

    Explanation of vote.

  4. 2026-03-30

    Explanation of vote.

  5. 2026-03-24

    Explanation of vote.

  6. 2026-03-23

    Message from House.

  7. 2026-03-23

    Immediate message.

  8. 2026-03-23

    Passed House, yeas 63, nays 27.

    passage

  9. 2026-03-23

    House concurred in Senate amendment H-8174.

  10. 2026-03-09

    Senate amendment H-8174 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-03-09

    Message from Senate.

  12. 2026-03-09

    Immediate message.

  13. 2026-03-09

    Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 16.

    passage

  14. 2026-03-09

    Amendment S-5078 filed, adopted.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  15. 2026-02-04

    Placed on calendar.

  16. 2026-02-04

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  17. 2026-01-22

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-01-16

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 10:00AM Room 315.

  19. 2026-01-16

    Subcommittee: Taylor, Blake, and Green.

  20. 2025-06-16

    Referred to Judiciary.

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-04-22

    Explanation of vote.

  22. 2025-04-03

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  23. 2025-03-27

    Read first time, attached to SF 220.

    reading-1

  24. 2025-03-27

    Message from House.

  25. 2025-03-26

    Immediate message.

  26. 2025-03-26

    Passed House, yeas 64, nays 32.

    passage

  27. 2025-03-26

    Amendment H-1064 adopted.

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-03-11

    Amendment H-1064 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-02-24

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2025-03-26 · pass · 64-32

    Member-level votes (102)
    • Andrews: yes
    • Barker: yes
    • Behn: yes
    • Bergan: yes
    • Blom: yes
    • Bloomingdale: yes
    • Boden: yes
    • Bossman: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Cisneros: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Determann: yes
    • Dieken: yes
    • Dunwell: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Gearhart: yes
    • Gehlbach: yes
    • Gerhold: yes
    • Golding: yes
    • Grassley: yes
    • Gustoff: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Henderson: yes
    • Hermanson: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hora: yes
    • Ingels: yes
    • Jeneary: yes
    • Johnson, C.: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Kaufmann: yes
    • Kniff: yes
    • McCulla: yes
    • Latham: yes
    • Lawler: yes
    • Lohse: yes
    • Lundgren: yes
    • Meggers: yes
    • Meyer, A.: yes
    • Mohr: yes
    • Mommsen: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Nordman: yes
    • Rinker: yes
    • Sexton: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sieck: yes
    • Sitzmann: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Sorensen: yes
    • Stone: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Thomson: yes
    • Vondran: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Weldon: yes
    • Wengryn: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Windschitl: yes
    • Wood: yes
    • Wulf: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Wills: yes
    • Amos: no
    • Jr.: no
    • Baeth: no
    • Bagniewski: no
    • Brown-Powers: no
    • Cooling: no
    • Croken: no
    • Ehlert: no
    • Gjerde: no
    • Gosa: no
    • Jacoby: no
    • James: no
    • Johnson, R.: no
    • Judge: no
    • Konfrst: no
    • Kressig: no
    • Kurth: no
    • Levin: no
    • Madison: no
    • Matson: no
    • McBurney: no
    • Meyer, B.: no
    • Nielsen: no
    • Olson: no
    • Scheetz: no
    • Scholten: no
    • Srinivas: no
    • Turek: no
    • Wessel-Kroeschell: no
    • Wichtendahl: no
    • Wilburn: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Zabner: no
    • Fett: absent
    • Gaines: absent
    • Siegrist: absent
    • Wilz: absent

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-03-09 · pass · 30-16

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Bisignano: no
    • Blake: no
    • Donahue: no
    • Dotzler: no
    • Drey: no
    • Hardman: no
    • Knox: no
    • Petersen: no
    • Quirmbach: no
    • Staed: no
    • Townsend: no
    • Trone: no
    • Garriott: no
    • Wahls: no
    • Weiner: no
    • Winckler: no
    • Zimmer: no
    • Bennett: absent
    • Garrett: absent
    • McClintock: absent
    • Rowley: absent

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 571&ga=91

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