HF 299 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.

This bill requires various educational institutions, child care providers, and the state's health department to include information about immunization exemptions when communicating about immunization requirements. This directly affects parents, legal guardians, and students who receive these communications. Specifically, elementary and secondary schools, licensed child care centers, and all other child care facilities must include exemption details in communications to parents and on their websites or registration materials. Community colleges, state universities, and private higher education institutions are also required to adopt policies ensuring students receive exemption information when notified about immunization requirements. Additionally, the state's health department must include exemption information in any public communication following an immunization recommendation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 4 edits · May 27, 2025
MODERATE
This bill was formatted from an enrolled legislative text to a House-filed version with committee markings and explanatory notes. The substantive policy content regarding immunization exemption information requirements remained unchanged, though the document now includes companion bill references and a formal bill explanation.
Scope change
None - the substantive policy scope remains identical; only document formatting and metadata changed.
TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'Enrolled' status to 'Introduced' status with committee assignment to House Committee on Health and Human Services.

Added companion bill reference indicating this is a successor to HF 34 and companion to SF 6 by Senator Green.

Added formal bill explanation section describing the bill's purpose and scope for legislative record purposes.

Removed Speaker and Senate President certification signatures and Chief Clerk approval that were present in the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

3116
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Apr 29, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
0
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 16.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 58, nays 30.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.