---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders, durable power of attorney for health care, and probate court guardianship reports."
description: "A bill for an act relating to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders, durable power of attorney for health care, and probate court guardianship reports."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2305"
citation: "Iowa HF 2305 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["affidavits", "health", "health and human services department", "hospice services", "life support", "medical care", "out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders", "power of attorney", "probate code", "terminal illnesses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 29
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36570ebb-fc37-4e4c-85ef-6609470686ff"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2305&ga=91"
source_hash: "04d709b7f75ae8c332e67bb0ae8531f6c9ddcf471cf1c526128b72118640f00b"
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 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders, durable power of attorney for health care, and probate court guardianship reports.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2305.html)
2. **Amendment H-8020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8020.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8377** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8377.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5122.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5140.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5185.pdf)
7. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2305.html)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2305.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2305_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2305.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-23** Amendment H-8020 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-05** Amendment H-8020 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-05** Passed House, yeas 86, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-09** Message from House.
- **2026-03-09** Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee: Costello, Salmon, and Trone Garriott.
- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2026-03-16** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Amendment S-5122 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-03-30** Amendment S-5140 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Amendment S-5185 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-16** Amendment S-5185 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-16** Amendments S-5140 and S-5122 out of order.
- **2026-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-16** Senate amendment H-8377 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-21** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8377.
- **2026-04-21** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-22** Message from House.
- **2026-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-02** 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/36570ebb-fc37-4e4c-85ef-6609470686ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).