A bill for an act relating to abortions including informed consent, dispensing abortion-inducing drugs, and reporting abortion-inducing drug complications.
HF 2563 requires physicians to obtain specific written consent before prescribing abortion-inducing drugs (like mifepristone or misoprostol), including confirming patients understand risks such as hemorrhage, incomplete abortion, or infection. It mandates providing the FDA patient agreement form and information about potential "reversal" of chemical abortions, along with follow-up care guidance. The bill also requires health care providers to report drug complications to the state and post reversal resources online. This directly affects physicians, clinics, and women seeking medication abortions in Iowa, adding new consent, information, and reporting obligations for chemical abortion procedures.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Last action May 2, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2788.
legislature
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. Excused, 4.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Apr 13, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/14/2026 12:30PM RM 305.
legislature
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wood, Matson and Meyer, A.
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8122 filed.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8110 filed.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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