# Iowa SF 2184: A bill for an act relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses. (Formerly SSB 3081.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Iowa SF 2184, A bill for an act relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses. (Formerly SSB 3081.) Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; status signed, last action 2026-04-30 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Iowa SF 2184
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses. (Formerly SSB 3081.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-30, Signed by Governor.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: state government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (186 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New licensing protections for Iowa doctors: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, these rules cover Iowa medicine and surgery licenses, including osteopathic licenses. Applicants can have a designee submit required materials without changing license requirements. The Iowa Board of Medicine sets license terms by rule, cannot require renewal more often than…
- New rules for administrative medicine licenses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, administrative medicine applicants apply to the Iowa Board of Medicine and must meet standard physician licensing requirements plus board rules. The board sets rules for issuing and renewing these licenses and sets fees payable to the board. It sets license terms, cannot req…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Passed House | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 44 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-04-30: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Message from Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-06: Immediate message. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Senate concurred with S-5130. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Explanation of vote. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Message from House, with amendment S-5130. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Immediate message. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Amendment H-8255 adopted. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Substituted for HF 2545. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Amendment H-8255 filed. (House)
- 2026-03-19: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House)
- 2026-03-04: Read first time, passed on file. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Message from Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Immediate message. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature)
- 2026-02-16: Subcommittee Meeting: []. (legislature)
- 2026-02-12: Subcommittee: Webster, Drey, and Guth. (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Referred to State Government. (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2184.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2184.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2184.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2184.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2184-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).
