All Roll Calls
Yes: 138 • No: 0
IowaHF 38191st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives. (Formerly HSB 115.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Caregivers gain access to child-exam findings
Beginning July 1, 2025, caregivers must receive certain information from a child’s court-ordered physical or mental exam. This applies in child-in-need-of-assistance or delinquency cases. The exam must indicate a threat to another person’s safety, violence causing bodily injury, or sexual abuse involving the child. Sexual abuse includes the child being a victim or perpetrator. Parents, guardians, foster parents, or others with custody receive the information unless the court orders otherwise.
Midwife maternity care gains insurance coverage
Beginning July 1, 2025, covered Iowa health plans must cover maternity services from midwives licensed under Iowa’s midwife licensing law. Coverage applies regardless of where care is given, following the insurance commissioner’s rules. Plans must provide maternity benefits beyond pregnancy complications, or provide newborn care benefits. The requirement covers policies and contracts delivered, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2023.
Farm tenants qualify for construction compensation
Beginning July 1, 2025, farm tenants count as landowners under specified construction-damage compensation rules. They can qualify for payment for covered damage to land, crops, or other personal property. Covered work includes specified pipeline construction and related structures, or underground storage facility construction. Compensation does not include payment for a property interest.
Some families face capped child-health charges
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa’s HAWK-I child health program permits premiums or copayments for eligible children in a specified income range. Family income must be at least 150% and no more than 200% of the federal poverty level. Charges must reflect family income and size and cannot exceed 5% of yearly family income. The program does not have to charge anything.
Older vehicles gain single-plate display option
Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying vehicles from model year 1948 or earlier can display just one rear registration plate. The other issued plate must be carried inside whenever the vehicle is driven on a public highway. This older-vehicle category excludes trucks registered above five tons, autocycles, motorcycles, and truck tractors. Reconstructed or specially constructed vehicles built to resemble 1948-or-earlier models also qualify, without those listed vehicle-type exclusions. Those vehicles must also carry the other issued plate.
Specified pharmacy penalties stay confidential
Beginning July 1, 2025, assessment and payment of pharmacy penalties under Iowa Code section 155A.18(2) are confidential. They are not treated or reported as disciplinary action. The penalties themselves still apply.
City-law coverage clarified for all cities
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa Code chapter 392 joins the municipal-law chapters that apply to all Iowa cities. The listed chapters can also be cited with the City Code of Iowa. This clarifies the reach and citation of city law, without specifying a household payment or benefit.
More alcohol retailers can buy beer
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa class B retail alcohol license holders can sell beer to special class C retail native wine licensees. Buyers must resell it for drinking on the premises. Each sale is limited to five cases of beer, high-alcohol beer, and canned cocktails. Sellers can make no more than one sale to the same retail alcohol licensee in any 24-hour period.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/8/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 3/11/2025
Passed House
Yes: 91 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
4/25/2025HouseReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
4/24/2025HouseMessage from Senate.
4/9/2025HouseImmediate message.
4/8/2025SenatePassed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
4/8/2025SenateSubstituted for SF 396.
4/8/2025SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
4/3/2025SenateExplanation of vote.
3/19/2025HouseRead first time, attached to SF 396.
3/12/2025SenateMessage from House.
3/12/2025SenateExplanation of vote.
3/12/2025HouseImmediate message.
3/11/2025HousePassed House, yeas 91, nays 0.
3/11/2025HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/13/2025House
Bill Text
As Introduced
Enrolled
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