HF 802 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the right to try Act.

This bill would expand access to experimental treatments for Iowa patients with terminal or life-threatening illnesses who have exhausted all FDA-approved options. It establishes a framework allowing patients to receive investigational drugs, biological products, or devices that have completed Phase 1 FDA clinical trials but remain unapproved for general use. Eligible patients must obtain physician attestation, written informed consent detailing risks and costs, and documentation of failed standard treatments, with specific requirements for both terminal illness and life-threatening conditions. The bill was introduced in March 2025 but withdrawn before committee action.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025
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Total actions
5
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1
Committee
0
Amendments
2
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1131 adopted.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1131 filed.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
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