SF 572 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act prohibiting the licensure of certain entities of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to establish, conduct, or maintain a hospital or health care facility.

This bill prohibits Iowa from issuing or renewing licenses for hospitals or health care facilities operated by entities from China, Russia, or North Korea. Specifically, it blocks licenses for government-owned entities from those countries, businesses where a majority is owned by such entities, or individuals who are citizens of those nations. The law applies to both hospitals (under Section 135B.3) and broader health care facilities (under Section 135C.6). It directly affects foreign government-linked businesses seeking to operate health care services in Iowa, with no exemptions for existing facilities. The policy change is limited to licensure requirements, not banning current operations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action Reprinted Marked Up · 3 edits
MINOR
SF 572 was reprinted after being marked up by the Senate Commerce Committee following its initial enrollment. The changes are primarily procedural and formatting: the document status changed from 'Enrolled' to 'Reprinted Marked Up,' the title page was reformatted with line numbers, the leadership signature block was removed (since the bill returned to committee), and a committee attribution was added. No substantive policy changes are visible in the diff.
TECHNICAL

Document status changed from 'Enrolled' to 'Reprinted Marked Up,' indicating the bill returned to the Commerce Committee after initial enrollment for further markup.

The leadership signature block (Senate President Amy Sinclair, Speaker Pat Grassley, Secretary W. Charles Smithson, and Governor Kim Reynolds) was removed, consistent with the bill being sent back to committee after enrollment.

A 'BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE' attribution and '(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1186)' notation were added to the title page, along with line numbers and updated page footers for the reprinted version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

481
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 25, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Yea 1 Nay 1
87% Yea
R Republican35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Amendments
7
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8249, yeas 28, nays 62.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Point of order raised on amendment H-8249, ruled not germane.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8251, yeas 28, nays 62.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Point of order raised on amendment H-8251, ruled not germane.
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
Amendments H-8249 and H-8251 filed.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. Excused, 0.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 7:45AM House Lounge.
legislature
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wills, J., Lawler and Zabner.
lower
May 15, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Commerce.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 3.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 31, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 12:30PM RM 304.
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wills, J., Nordman and Zabner.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 1.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3052 filed, ruled out of order.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3053 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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