---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 805"
citation: "Iowa HF 805 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["dental care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2025-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5947d9e-4f3f-42ec-8c8b-315d3299a644"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 805&ga=91"
source_hash: "ea7401fc974385b4b7827203cb4b46220b3eadb561f7617abaec4c2878cf6d0f"
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 805 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board.

## 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/HF805.html)
2. **Amendment H-1100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1100.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1104** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1104.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1222** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1222.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3062** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3062.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF805.html)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF805.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF805_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF805.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **70–19** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **62–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Amendments H-1100 and H-1104 filed.
- **2025-03-20** Amendment H-1100 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Amendment H-1104 withdrawn.
- **2025-03-20** Passed House, yeas 70, nays 19. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-24** Message from House.
- **2025-03-24** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee: Koelker, Bousselot, and Townsend.
- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 3:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02** Amendment S-3062 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-09** Amendment S-3062 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-10** Senate amendment H-1222 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-15** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1222.
- **2025-04-15** Passed House, yeas 62, nays 32. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-15** Message from House.
- **2025-05-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-01** 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/b5947d9e-4f3f-42ec-8c8b-315d3299a644`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).