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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to midwife licensure, providing for fees, and making penalties applicable."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to midwife licensure, providing for fees, and making penalties applicable."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 265"
+citation: "Iowa HF 265 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["boards", "commissions", "and councils", "fees", "health-related professions", "midwifery", "professional licensure", "professions"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-02-13"
+last_action: "2023-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c132df25-90e4-46ad-9bc1-4179fb9652d3"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 265&ga=90"
+source_hash: "340c8fcb4906e9695838acc7901dd28c0d4b11a316f55e8dd2c68dad974c3c2b"
+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 265 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to midwife licensure, providing for fees, and making penalties applicable.
+
+## 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/HF265.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1351** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1351.pdf)
+3. **Amendment S-3218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3218.pdf)
+4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF265_GovLetter.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF265.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **46–2** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **91–2** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **91–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-13** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-20** Subcommittee: Kaufmann, Golding and Nielsen.
+- **2023-02-23** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2023 4:30PM House Lounge.
+- **2023-02-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-28** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2023-03-03** Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
+- **2023-03-08** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-03-21** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 3. `passage`
+- **2023-03-22** Explanation of vote.
+- **2023-03-21** Immediate message.
+- **2023-03-22** Message from House.
+- **2023-03-22** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-23** Subcommittee: Webster, Jochum, and Schultz.
+- **2023-03-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/28/2023 2:00PM Room G15.
+- **2023-03-28** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-03** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-04** Subcommittee: Schultz, Jochum, and Koelker.
+- **2023-04-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/05/2023 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
+- **2023-04-05** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2023-05-02** Amendment S-3218 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-03** Amendment S-3218 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-03** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 2. `passage`
+- **2023-05-03** Immediate message.
+- **2023-05-03** Message from Senate.
+- **2023-05-03** Senate amendment H-1351 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-03** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-05-03** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1351.
+- **2023-05-03** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 2. `passage`
+- **2023-05-03** Immediate message.
+- **2023-05-04** Message from House.
+- **2023-05-10** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2023-06-01** 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/c132df25-90e4-46ad-9bc1-4179fb9652d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+