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IA HSB 161

died on adjournment

A bill for an act relating to the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HSB 161 pass?

No. IA HSB 161 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2570.

What is IA HSB 161 about?

IA HSB 161 is a proposed bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care.”.

Who sponsors IA HSB 161?

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY is the primary sponsor of IA HSB 161.

Introduced
2025-02-11
Latest action
2026-02-17 — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2570.
Bill type
proposed bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-17

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2570.

    committee-passage

  2. 2026-02-12

    Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.

  3. 2026-02-12

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-02-04

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-02-03

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 4:00PM RM 102.

  6. 2026-01-29

    Subcommittee: Gustoff, Srinivas and Watkins.

  7. 2025-02-17

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-13

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2025 11:30AM House Lounge.

  9. 2025-02-11

    Subcommittee: Gustoff, Croken and Thomson, C.

  10. 2025-02-11

    Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

    introduction,referral-committee

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HSB 161&ga=91

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