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Aging Services

Governs the placement of adult patients in care facilities when the patient is unable to consent and does not have an available authorized representative.

Signed

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

Signed
Alcohol/Drugs/Tobacco

Enacts wide-ranging reforms across healthcare, education, and nutrition, including mandatory nutrition/metabolic health continuing education for physicians, required nutrition coursework for medical school graduates, new restrictions on food dyes and additives in school meals and the summer EBT program, over-the-counter access to ivermectin, digital device time limits in elementary schools, reintroduces the Presidential Fitness Test, and Iowa's adoption of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPACT).

Signed
Behavioral/Mental Health

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

Signed
Broadband/Technology

Establishes requirements and guidelines for conversational AI to make sure they are not encouraging harm to the people using them or providing inappropriate content to minors.

Signed
Budgets

Appropriates $2.56 billion to fund various health, veterans, and human services (including Medicaid) for fiscal year 2027, which begins on July 1, 2026. This is a $3.1 million increase. 

Signed / Line-Item Vetoed

Appropriates $1.042 billion to the Department for the Blind, Department of Education, Board of Regents, and Department of Workforce Development for fiscal year 2027, which begins July 1, 2026. This is an increase of $10.5 million.

Signed / Line-Item Vetoed

Changes standing (automatic) appropriations, makes other appropriations left out of other budgets, fixes mistakes in other bills, and drops in changes that were part of last-minute negotiations.

Signed / Line-Item Vetoed

Allocates $193.6 million from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF) and Technology Reinvestment Fund for fiscal year 2027, which begins on July 1, 2026. Money in these funds comes from taxes on gambling.

Signed / Line-Item Vetoed
Consumer Protection

Makes changes to existing laws regarding life insurance, focusing on preventing financial exploitation of eligible adults.

Signed

Establishes licensing, renewal, and reporting requirements for service companies offering motor vehicle and residential service contracts.

Signed
Education

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
Health Care

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.

Signed

Removes current requirement that a hospice program must provide palliative care to be eligible for a license.

Signed

Enacts wide-ranging reforms across healthcare, education, and nutrition, including mandatory nutrition/metabolic health continuing education for physicians, required nutrition coursework for medical school graduates, new restrictions on food dyes and additives in school meals and the summer EBT program, over-the-counter access to ivermectin, digital device time limits in elementary schools, reintroduces the Presidential Fitness Test, and Iowa's adoption of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPACT).

Signed

Modifies procedures for certifying medication aides.

Signed

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

Signed

Makes changes to HMO taxation and makes supplemental appropriations to HHS.

Signed

Makes changes to an attorney's duty under a health care durable power of attorney.

Signed
Immigration/Refugees

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
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.

Signed

Prohibits insurance companies from discriminating against living organ donors.

Signed
Local Government

Requires counties and cities to permit at least one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on the same lot as a single-family residence in zoning districts where such residences are principal uses.

Signed
Medicaid

Makes changes to HMO taxation and makes supplemental appropriations to HHS.

Signed
Other

Makes procedural changes to Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System.

Signed

Restructures the legal framework for handling abandoned vehicles.

Signed

Establishes licensing, renewal, and reporting requirements for service companies offering motor vehicle and residential service contracts.

Signed

Changes how violations involving digital financial asset transaction kiosks are enforced and penalized.

Signed

Makes a number of changes to eligibility for various public assistance programs (FIP, SNAP, Medicaid, childcare assistance), requiring legal status/citizenship checks and aligning changes made in "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (aka HR 1).  Also makes it nearly impossible to end Medicaid managed care. 

Signed
Pharmacy/Prescriptions

Allows individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or have other print disabilities to request and receive accessible prescription drug labels, bag tags, and medical guides from pharmacies.

Signed
Professional Licensing/Scope of Practice

Enacts wide-ranging reforms across healthcare, education, and nutrition, including mandatory nutrition/metabolic health continuing education for physicians, required nutrition coursework for medical school graduates, new restrictions on food dyes and additives in school meals and the summer EBT program, over-the-counter access to ivermectin, digital device time limits in elementary schools, reintroduces the Presidential Fitness Test, and Iowa's adoption of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPACT).

Signed

Authorizes Iowa to join the interstate Athletic Trainer Compact, making Iowa the 7th state to join.

Signed

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
Taxes

Makes changes to HMO taxation and makes supplemental appropriations to HHS.

Signed

Enacts extensive reforms to Iowa’s property tax and fiscal laws.

Signed
Voting/Elections

Makes changes to state election administration, including the removal of the ability to attest for another voter's identity if they have misplaced their ID.

Signed

Mandates use of federal e-verify and SAVE systems for employment and professional licensure eligibility verification across multiple sectors, including education, public employment, and professional licensing.

Signed
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