---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to insurance coverage for health care services delivered by telehealth, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 572.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to insurance coverage for health care services delivered by telehealth, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 572.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2305"
citation: "Iowa HF 2305 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["health insurance", "insurance", "medical care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-09"
last_action: "2018-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00a9f0f7-ac1e-4059-96cc-5688a6ccd365"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2305&ga=87"
source_hash: "8218b3ea7970d48c6f828e309ec77c00683dec5240021b90af71b73589c3ec87"
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 2305 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to insurance coverage for health care services delivered by telehealth, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 572.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/87/attachments/HF2305.html)
2. **Amendment H-8060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8060.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8103.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5169** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5169.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2305.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2305.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall division S-5169A be adopted? — **23–26** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Amendment H-8060 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Deferred, retained on calendar.
- **2018-02-26** Amendment H-8103 to H-8060 filed, adopted.
- **2018-02-26** Amendment H-8060 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-26** Passed House, ayes 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from House.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Subcommittee: Guth, Boulton, and Zumbach.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Amendment S-5169 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-20** Amendment S-5169A lost.
- **2018-03-20** Amendment S-5169B withdrawn.
- **2018-03-20** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-20** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-27** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-27** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-29** 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/00a9f0f7-ac1e-4059-96cc-5688a6ccd365`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).