# Iowa HF 648: A bill for an act relating to a licensed sedation provider host permit for a dentist. (Formerly HF 339.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Iowa HF 648, A bill for an act relating to a licensed sedation provider host permit for a dentist. (Formerly HF 339.) Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; status signed, last action 2026-05-06 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF648-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 648 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to a licensed sedation provider host permit for a dentist. (Formerly HF 339.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2026-05-06, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: health and human services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (234 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New permit lets dentists host sedation: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa dentists can get a new permit to host outpatient moderate sedation during dental procedures. Patients must be age 13 or older, and permit holders can also monitor them under moderate sedation. Dentists can employ an Iowa-licensed physician anesthesiologist or certified… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | Passed House | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | Passed House | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-05-06: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2026-05-06: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2026-03-31: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-03-31: Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. (House) - 2026-03-31: House concurred in Senate amendment H-8259. (House) - 2026-03-24: Senate amendment H-8259 filed. (House) - 2026-03-24: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-03-23: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Amendment S-5017 adopted. (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Amendment S-5017 filed. (Senate) - 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-25: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 3:00PM Room 217 Conference Room. (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Subcommittee: Alons, Pike, and Wahls. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Explanations of votes. (House) - 2025-03-13: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-13: Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. (House) - 2025-02-28: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF648.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF648.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) 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