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Date Location Agenda Public Comments Documents Minutes
03/19/2026 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Both parties will caucus prior to calling to order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of bills

Consideration of SF 2422 with amendment

Any other business

Adjourn

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03/11/2026 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Call to Order

Dispensing of Roll Call for HHS and EP committees

Presentation on Key Drivers of Cancer by UI College of Public Health

Other Business

Adjourn

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02/17/2026 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Assignment of Bills
Subcommittee of the whole on House Study Bill 729
Subcommittee of the whole on House Study Bill 739
Both parties will caucus after the subcommittees
Consideration of Bills:
HSB 314 – Medical Release – Wilz CH
HSB 622 – DHHS Bill with amendment – Bergan CH
HSB 623 – ECI with amendment – Wilz CH
HSB 694 – Gov MAHA with amendment – Harris CH
HSB 696 – Welfare with amendment – Harris CH
HSB 729 – CMAs – Weldon CH
HSB 739 – Elderly Waiver – Wilz CH
HF 2438 – Prior Auth – Harris CH
Any other business
Adjourn

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02/12/2026 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Both parties will caucus prior to calling to order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills

Consideration of Bills:

HSB 314 – Medical Release – Wilz CH

HSB 619 – Rural Health Transformation Plan – Harris CH

HSB 650 – Physician Licensing – C. Johnson CH

HSB 653 – Placement Decisions – Ingels CH

HSB 704 – Abortion-Inducing Drugs – Wood CH

HF 2220 – Subacute – Meyer CH

HF 2315 – Juvenile Detention Fund – Meyer CH

Any other business

Adjourn

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02/10/2026 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Assignment of Bills
Presentation on Parkinson’s Disease by Bruce Norquist of Urbandale and Grant Niver of the Michael J. Fox Foundation
Both Parties will Caucus

Consideration of Bills:

HSB 314 – Medical Release – Wilz CH

HSB 500 – CCA Child Care Workers – Weldon CH

HSB 506 – Direct Primary Care – Harris CH

HSB 611 – AI Chatbot – Harris CH

HSB 620 – Unpaid child support interest – Gehlbach CH

HSB 621 – Rate Reviews – A. Meyer CH

HSB 650 – Physician Licensing – C. Johnson CH

HSB 653 – Placement Decisions – Ingels CH

HF 814 – Minor Consent pregnancy – Ingels CH

HF 2036 – Foster Parent Address – Barker CH

HF 2114 – Parental Consent Commitments – Meyer CH

Any other business
Adjourn

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02/03/2026 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Both parties will caucus prior to calling to order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills

Consideration of Bills:

SF 304 – Parental Consent Vaccines – Andrews CH

HSB 605 – Public Health, Vaccine Exemptions – Andrews CH

HF 708 – Hospice – Bergan CH

Any other business

Adjourn

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01/29/2026 11:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Both parties will caucus prior to calling to order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills

Consideration of Bills:

HSB 503 – CINA Seeking Treatment – Meyer CH

HF 2072 – UI Noncompetes – Meyer CH

HF 2094 – MHIs, IMD – Meyer CH

HF 2125 – Physician Associates – Bradley CH

HSB 501 – Pregnant Female – Wood CH

Any other business

Adjourn

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01/21/2026 10:30 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Assignment of Bills
Presentation on Cancer Screening by Joe Garcia and Mike Schreurs
Both Parties will Caucus

Consideration of Bills:

HSB 505 – Foster Parent Training – Weldon CH
HF 2055 – Epinephrine Delivery System – Barker CH

Any other business
Adjourn

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01/13/2026 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills

HSB 314 - CH - Wilz, Gehlbach, Wilburn

SF 304 - CH - Andrews, Harris, Wessel-Kroeschell

HF 708 - CH - Bergan, Jeneary, Brown-Powers

HSB 500 - CH - Weldon, Barker, Ehlert

HSB 501 - CH - Wood, Meyer, Brown-Powers

HSB 502 - CH - Bradley, Jeneary, Baeth

HSB 503 - CH - Meyer, Ingels, R. Johnson

HSB 504 - CH - Bergan, Wilz, R. Johnson

HSB 505 - CH - Weldon, Barker, R. Johnson

HSB 506 - CH - Harris, Weldon, Baeth

Presentation by the University of Iowa NICU

  • Dr. Patrick McNamara, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
  • Dr. Christian Pettker, Department Executive Officer, Jennifer R. Niebyl Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Presentation by Church Ambassador Network on Foster Care

  • Greg Baker, Founding Director

Any other business

Adjourn

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04/01/2025 10:30 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of bills

Consideration of Bills:

SF 469 – CH Ingels

Any other business

Adjourn

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03/05/2025 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills:

HSB 284 – Moore CH, Bradley, Matson

Consideration of Bills:

HSB 248 – Nordman CH

HSB 249 – Nordman CH

HSB 267 – Andrews CH

HSB 268 – Meyer CH

HF 608 – Moore CH

HSB 284 – Moore CH

HF 105 – Wilz CH

HSB 241 – Nordman CH

Any other business

Adjourn

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03/03/2025 3:30 PM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Assignment of bills:
HF 589 – Gehlbach CH, Andrews, Wessel-Kroeschell
HSB 267 – Andrews CH, Weldon, Baeth
HSB 268 – Meyer CH, Andrews, Brown-Powers
HF 608 – Moore CH, Bergan, Ehlert


Consideration of Bills:
HSB 216 – Nordman CH
HSB 248 – Nordman CH
HF 589 – Gehlbach CH
HF 340 – Jeneary CH
HF 449 – Wood CH
HF 320 – Barker CH


Any other business
Adjourn

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02/26/2025 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

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Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills:

HSB 248 – Nordman CH, Lundgren, Wessel-Kroeschell

HSB 249 – Nordman CH, Barker, Ehlert

Consideration of Bills:

HSB 186 – Lundgren CH

HSB 215 – Meyer CH

HSB 209 – Barker CH

HF 320 – Barker CH

HF 487 – Barker CH

HF 449 – Wood CH

HF 105 – Wilz CH

Any other business

Adjourn

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02/25/2025 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Assignment of Bills:
HF 374 – Barker CH, Weldon, Baeth
HF 339 – Bradley CH, Jeneary, Turek
HF 364 – Wilz CH, Gehlbach, Turek
HSB 241 – Nordman CH, Meyer, Turek
HF 340 – Jeneary CH, Bradley, Turek
HF 409 – Gehlbach CH, Andrews, Johnson
Consideration of Bills:
HSB 145 – Governor’s Child Care Continuum – Weldon CH
HSB 146 – 30 days to family – Wilz CH
HSB 153 – High Acuity Youth – Wilz CH
HSB 191 – Governor’s Health Care – Nordman CH
HF 374 – Foster Parent Consent – Barker CH
HF 200 – CCUSO reimbursement – Jeneary CH
HF 339 – Dental sedation – Bradley CH
HF 364 – Radon Testing – Wilz CH
Any other business
Adjourn

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02/18/2025 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills:

HSB 146: Wilz – CH, Barker, Johnson

HF 277: Lundgren – CH, Wood, Matson

HSB 145: Weldon – CH, Moore, Ehlert

HSB 153: Wilz – CH, Nordman, Turek

HF 200: Jeneary – CH, Bergan, Matson

HF 320: Barker – CH, Bradley, Baeth

Consideration of Bills:

HSB 86 – Concussion providers – Moore CH

HSB 121 – Organ Donation Peer Review – Bradley CH

HSB 122 – Autism Coverage – Bergan CH

HF 137 – UI Medical and Dental Schools – Meyer CH

HSB 146 – 30 days to family – Wilz CH

HF 277 – Birth Centers – Lundgren CH

Any other business

Adjourn

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02/11/2025 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of bills, at the Chair’s discretion

Consideration of Bills

HF 12 – Medical residency interviews – Meyer CH

HF 14 – Psilocybin - Barker CH

HF 104 – Minor consent vaccines – Andrews CH

HF 124 – Inpatient Psych Discharge – Andrews CH

HF 146 – 3 year med school study – Nordman CH

HSB 7 – Child Care physicals – Nordman CH

HSB 8 – Child Care Brief Periods of Time – Wood CH

Any other business

Adjourn

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02/06/2025 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Assignment of bills
HSB 87 – Bergan CH, Jeneary, Baeth
HSB 121 – Bradley CH, Gehlbach, Matson
HSB 122 – Bergan CH, Ingels, Turek
HF 123 – Ingels CH, Wilz, Johnson
HF 124 – Andrews CH, Meyer, Brown-Powers
HF 137 – Meyer CH, Jeneary, Matson
HF 146 – Nordman CH, Meyer, Baeth
HF 147 – Wood CH, Jeneary, Turek
Consideration of Bills
HSB 9 – Assaults on health care providers – Meyer CH
HSB 85 – Commitment hearing testimony – Meyer CH
HSB 87 – PA Compact – Bergan CH
HSB 1 – DIAL bill – Weldon CH
HF 2 – County Medical Examiners – Ingels CH
HF 123 – Psychiatric Deterioration – Ingels CH
HF 147 – Iowa priority – Wood CH
HF 34 – Immunization exemption notification – Gehlbach CH
Any other business
Adjourn

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02/04/2025 9:00 AM Cancelled RM 103

This meeting is cancelled

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01/28/2025 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills:

HSB 85: Meyer – CH, Ingels, Brown-Powers

HSB 86: Moore – CH, Bradley, Ehlert

HF 14: Barker – CH, Bergan, Turek

HF 104: Andrews – CH, Gehlbach, Matson

HF 105: Wilz – CH, Wood, Johnson

Presentation on Iowa’s Behavioral Health System

Marissa Eyanson, DHHS Behavioral Health Division Director

Aaron Todd, Iowa Primary Care Association CEO

Any other business

Adjourn

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01/21/2025 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 103, Sup. Ct. Chamber Image of a video real

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Assignment of Bills
Presentation on Supporting Youth in Crisis
•Kelly Garcia, Director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
•Cory Turner, State-Operated Specialty Care Director
•Janee Harvey, Family Well-Being and Protection Director
Any other business
Adjourn

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01/14/2025 10:00 AM Adjourned RM 103 Image of a video real

Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval/Adoption of Committee Rules
Child Care Presentation from DHHS
Kelly Garcia, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director
Ryan Page, Child Care Director
Other Business
Adjourn

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