---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act establishing the dentist and dental hygienist compact."
description: "A bill for an act establishing the dentist and dental hygienist compact."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 656"
citation: "Iowa HF 656 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["compacts", "dental care", "education", "health-related professions", "interstate agreements", "professional licensure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aefdd137-f059-47af-9543-55bbbfeca92b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 656&ga=90"
source_hash: "6ce87a5b18b35020bc7b7815e95663a78d387587bd7a2e4395c3c5b748f5ee80"
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 656 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act establishing the dentist and dental hygienist compact.

## 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/HF656.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF656_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF656.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-15** Message from House.
- **2023-03-15** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee: Bousselot, Kraayenbrink, and Weiner.
- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/23/2023 9:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2023-03-23** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-26** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-27** 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/aefdd137-f059-47af-9543-55bbbfeca92b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).