---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of certain deficient practices by nursing facilities."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of certain deficient practices by nursing facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 309"
citation: "Iowa HF 309 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["inspections", "nursing facilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-10"
last_action: "2025-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9be22be2-b1f6-403e-89d0-41e1cc9ee11b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 309&ga=91"
source_hash: "cabc54dc8a8fdf9068ab605cea3f7478562d6650969a1a6e784a93ee9cbe4cc0"
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 309 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of certain deficient practices by nursing facilities.

## 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/HF309.html)
2. **Amendment S-3081** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3081.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3082** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3082.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3083** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3083.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3084** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3084.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF309.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF309_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF309.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-3084 be adopted? — **15–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **39–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 1. `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-02-24** Message from House.
- **2025-02-24** Read first time, attached to SF 385. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-07** Substituted for SF 385.
- **2025-04-07** Deferred.
- **2025-04-08** Amendment S-3081 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-08** Amendment S-3082 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-08** Amendment S-3083 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-08** Amendment S-3084 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-08** Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 9. `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-09** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-04-18** 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/9be22be2-b1f6-403e-89d0-41e1cc9ee11b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).