---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefit managers and information related to the management of prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 347.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefit managers and information related to the management of prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 347.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 563"
citation: "Iowa SF 563 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["drugs", "health", "health insurance", "insurance", "insurance division", "pharmacy", "pharmacy benefits managers", "prescription drugs", "third-party administrators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-11"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f860983a-415c-4ca5-8d90-62bdc2b2e188"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 563&ga=88"
source_hash: "bed9fd7bf353c48965fa0a8fb97b761854e1f970e76e614ef0935a14d9e35640"
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 SF 563 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefit managers and information related to the management of prescription drug benefits, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 347.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/88/attachments/SF563.html)
2. **Amendment H-1215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1215.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3148.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3153** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3153.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3169** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3169.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF563.html)
7. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF563.html)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF563.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-04-01** Fiscal note.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-10** Amendment S-3148 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Amendment S-3153 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-10** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-15** Amendment H-1215 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-16** Fiscal note.
- **2019-04-16** Substituted for HF 489.
- **2019-04-16** Amendment H-1215 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Passed House, yeas 100 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-17** Message from House, with amendment S-3169.
- **2019-04-17** Senate concurred with S-3169.
- **2019-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** 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/f860983a-415c-4ca5-8d90-62bdc2b2e188`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).