---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to school concussion and brain injury policies."
description: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to school concussion and brain injury policies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 471"
citation: "Iowa HF 471 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["athletics", "brain injuries", "head injuries", "schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-19"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06720470-515b-465b-b805-1a9063eb9e5b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 471&ga=91"
source_hash: "5139a2a8b6e3ff2476cb8fb1c2c562e0afe8dea008fa268d0005ca41c7d1a2c5"
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 471 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act modifying provisions related to school concussion and brain injury policies.

## 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/HF471.html)
2. **Amendment H-1165** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1165.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF471.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF471_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF471.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1165 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-25** Amendment H-1165 withdrawn.
- **2025-03-25** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-25** Message from House.
- **2025-03-25** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee: Campbell, Donahue, and Pike.
- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 3:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-04-02** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-07** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/06720470-515b-465b-b805-1a9063eb9e5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).