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Aging Services

Aligns health and human services, aging, and disability services.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Realigns the health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Alcohol/Drugs/Tobacco

Enacts changes across health-related fields.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Raises taxes on tobacco products and imposes a new tax on vape and hemp products.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Behavioral/Mental Health

Allows a court to order treatment for a person experiencing psychiatric deterioration.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee

Requires an individual who has been involuntarily committed be referred to an ASO prior to discharge.

Senate Floor

Allows parents, legal guardians, or custodians to commit a minor for substance use or mental health treatment without requiring judicial approval in certain circumstances.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Establishes seven peer-run respite programs statewide.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Doubles the capacity for inpatient psychiatric treatment at each state mental health institute.

House Floor

Requires public schools include Your Life Iowa crisis hotline contact information be included on student ID cards.

House Education Committee

Establishes chatbot regulations requirements and penalties.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Aligns health and human services, aging, and disability services.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Revises criminal procedure code to clarify that a lack of recent overt dangerous acts should not be the sole factor in evaluating the risk posed by defendants acquitted due to insanity.

House Judiciary Committee

Revises the Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure regarding commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Makes provisions for psychological test data disclosure.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee

Makes changes related to subacute mental health care facilities and services.

Senate Floor

Requires public schools serving grades 7-12 to provide information about the 'Your Life Iowa' program on their websites.

Senate Floor

Realigns the health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee

Enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Broadband/Technology

Establishes chatbot regulations requirements and penalties.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Creates requirements for chatbot deployment and operation.

House Economic Growth & Technology Committee

Establishes a working group to examine how school-provided technology affects students' cognitive function and academic performance.

Senate Floor

Establishes requirements and guidelines for chatbots.

Senate Technology Committee
Childcare/Child Welfare

Expands and clarifies the circumstances under which a child can be adjudicated as in need of assistance due to serious chemical dependency, mental, or behavioral health disorders.

House Floor

Clarifies that actions taken to raise, guide, or instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child's sex do not constitute child abuse or child endangerment.

House Judiciary Committee
Crime/Courts

Makes changes to Iowa's human trafficking laws.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Revises current law regarding the commitment of defendants found incompetent to stand trial.

House Public Safety Committee

Revises criminal procedure code to clarify that a lack of recent overt dangerous acts should not be the sole factor in evaluating the risk posed by defendants acquitted due to insanity.

House Judiciary Committee

Revises the Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure regarding commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity.

Senate Judiciary Committee
Education

Mandates that school districts implement policies to address students who disrupt the educational process or violate the student handbook.

House Education Committee

Requires additional oversight, training, and accountability regarding curriculum, educational materials, and training in schools.

House Education Committee

Establishes mandatory consequences for state entities and school districts that violate existing prohibitions on DEI offices or officers and on certain concepts in educational curricula and trainings.

House Education Committee

Creates an individual income tax credit for certain recent graduates of Iowa Board of Regents institutions.

House Ways & Means Committee

Imposes a new annual tax on endowment values exceeding $500 million for colleges and universities.

House Ways & Means Committee

Makes changes related to education requirements for certain licensed professions.

House Floor

Creates new responsibilities for school district teachers and staff who work with students with individualized education programs or Section 504 plans.

House Education Committee

Makes it a fraudulent practice to falsely claim academic degrees or credentials for purposes of employment or personal gain.

House Floor

Prohibits schools from providing any program or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation to students in grades K-12.

House Floor

Prohibits businesses, schools, and government entities from requiring or discriminating against individuals based on their receipt of medical interventions.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Requires public schools include Your Life Iowa crisis hotline contact information be included on student ID cards.

House Education Committee

Requires colleges and universities to remove all DEI, SEL, or behavior conditioning models from coursework.

House Environmental Protection Committee

Expands prohibitions on teaching, advocating, or promoting stereotyping and scapegoating based on demographic group membership or identity.

Senate Education Committee

Prohibits any courses or requirements containing DEI or CRT-related content from being included in undergraduate curricula at regents institutions.

Senate Floor

Requires public schools serving grades 7-12 to provide information about the 'Your Life Iowa' program on their websites.

Senate Floor

Establishes a working group to examine how school-provided technology affects students' cognitive function and academic performance.

Senate Floor

Makes changes to health-related professions, certificates of need, and nutrition.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Government

Imposes a 5% cap on indirect costs for all state-funded grants.

House Local Government Committee

Aligns health and human services, aging, and disability services.

House Health & Human Services Committee
Health Care

Gives health care providers and institutions the right not to participate in a health care service that violates the provider's or institution's conscience.

Senate Floor

Requires health care providers and hospitals to publicly disclose the prices for their most common services.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Regulates how cost sharing is applied for enrollees in group insurance and accident/health insurance who have health savings accounts and qualified high-deductible health plans.

House Floor

Prevents licensing boards and employers from imposing restrictions that deter pharmacists or practitioners from prescribing, ordering, dispensing, or administering medications or treatments within their lawful scope of practice.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Creates an individual income tax credit for certain recent graduates of Iowa Board of Regents institutions.

House Ways & Means Committee

Prohibits noncompete clauses in employment contracts between physicians and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

House Floor

Requires health insurers to offer a special enrollment period for pregnant women.

House Floor

Amends and expands requirements for health insurance carriers and utilization review organizations.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Revises the credentialing process for health insurers by replacing references to specific provider types  with the broader term "health care professional." 

House Health & Human Services Committee

Creates the Iowa rural health transformation fund.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Prohibits employers from enforcing certain contractual clauses restricting health care providers.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Enacts changes across health-related fields.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Creates a state-based health insurance exchange.

House Commerce Committee

Prohibits discrimination, requirements, or penalties based on a person's status regarding medical interventions, and repeals/amends laws mandating or tracking immunizations.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee

Realigns the health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee

Makes changes to health-related professions, certificates of need, and nutrition.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Immigration/Refugees

Makes provisions related to certain rights and privileges, including state employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail.

House Judiciary Committee
Insurance

Regulates how cost sharing is applied for enrollees in group insurance and accident/health insurance who have health savings accounts and qualified high-deductible health plans.

House Floor

Requires health insurers to offer a special enrollment period for pregnant women.

House Floor

Amends and expands requirements for health insurance carriers and utilization review organizations.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Creates a state-based health insurance exchange.

House Commerce Committee
Medicaid

Establishes a standardized process for claim submission and reimbursement for managed care medical assistance services.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Restricts the timeframe for most post-payment audits of Medicaid provider claims to within 12 months of payment.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Creates the Iowa rural health transformation fund.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Makes changes to public assistance program requirements.

House Health & Human Services Committee
Other

Eliminates the requirement for a 30-day advance notice and preliminary hearing before the Iowa DOT can suspend a driver's license on the grounds of physical or mental incapacity.

House Floor

Provides enhanced confidentiality for communications between public safety officers and peer support group counselors.

House Public Safety Committee

Requires use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system to verify immigration/citizenship for all public assistance applicants.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Professional Licensing/Scope of Practice

Prevents licensing boards and employers from imposing restrictions that deter pharmacists or practitioners from prescribing, ordering, dispensing, or administering medications or treatments within their lawful scope of practice.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Makes changes related to education requirements for certain licensed professions.

House Floor

Makes changes to the administration and regulation of licensed professions.

House State Government Committee

Enacts changes across health-related fields.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Reorganizes and standardizes the regulation of more than 40 licensed professions.

Senate State Government Committee

Makes changes to health-related professions, certificates of need, and nutrition.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Public Health

Prohibits businesses, schools, and government entities from requiring or discriminating against individuals based on their receipt of medical interventions.

House Health & Human Services Committee

Prohibits discrimination, requirements, or penalties based on a person's status regarding medical interventions, and repeals/amends laws mandating or tracking immunizations.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Taxes

Creates an individual tax credit for purchasing firearm safety devices.

Senate Ways & Means Committee

Creates an individual income tax credit for certain recent graduates of Iowa Board of Regents institutions.

House Ways & Means Committee

Imposes a new annual tax on endowment values exceeding $500 million for colleges and universities.

House Ways & Means Committee

Institutes wide-ranging reforms across health, nutrition, and tax policy.

Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Workforce

Creates an individual income tax credit for certain recent graduates of Iowa Board of Regents institutions.

House Ways & Means Committee

Prohibits employers from enforcing certain contractual clauses restricting health care providers.

House Health & Human Services Committee
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