HF 978 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the production and administration of psilocybin, and providing penalties.

HF 978 establishes a regulatory framework for the production and administration of psilocybin in Iowa. It permits the recommendation, possession, use, and dispensing of psilocybin by registered "qualified medical psilocybin providers" and "qualified therapy providers" for patients. The bill defines various roles, facilities like cultivation and testing laboratories, and the process of psilocybin administration. It mandates that psilocybin production establishments and therapy providers maintain a real-time, video-monitored inventory control system to track psilocybin products. The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for registering providers and adopting rules to implement these systems.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action May 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Reprinted · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted to reflect amendments passed by the House, primarily updating the formatting to match standard legislative style and correcting a reference in the definitions section from 'section 124F.24' to 'section 124F.22'. The substantive policy content regarding psilocybin regulation remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Corrected a section number reference in the definition of 'Qualified medical psilocybin provider' from 124F.24 to 124F.22 to ensure consistency with the rest of the bill.

Updated the header and title page to indicate the bill is a reprint of the House version, including the date it was passed and the successor bill number.

Reformatted the text from a line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph format for readability and official filing.

Floor votes · House Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

856
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 100
Apr 21, 2025
D Democratic32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican68
54 Yea 6 Nay 8
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
3
May 1, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5248 filed.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Mar 31, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2026 12:30PM Room 315.
legislature
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Taylor, Quirmbach, and Reichman.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5119 filed.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 2:00PM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Guth, Donahue, and Salmon.
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health and Human Services.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Driscoll.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 84, nays 6.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1260 filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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