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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the transport of patients to mental health access centers by an ambulance."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the transport of patients to mental health access centers by an ambulance."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 2397"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2397 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ambulances", "emergency medical care", "mental health", "transportation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-02-08"
+last_action: "2024-05-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d54dd94-c2ea-43be-84a8-725d46ba44f3"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2397&ga=90"
+source_hash: "7141a90a1b9cbd7deb873caaff138c2495c573439a729336d6ba6f4dac4b5b8c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2397 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the transport of patients to mental health access centers by an ambulance.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF2397.html)
+2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2397_GovLetter.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2397.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2024-02-21** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2024-02-21** Immediate message.
+- **2024-02-22** Message from House.
+- **2024-02-22** Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-26** Subcommittee: Edler, Costello, and Wahls.
+- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2024 3:00PM Senate Lounge.
+- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar.
+- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2024-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2024-04-15** Immediate message.
+- **2024-04-15** Message from Senate.
+- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d54dd94-c2ea-43be-84a8-725d46ba44f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+