---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the right to try Act."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the right to try Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 233"
citation: "Iowa SF 233 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["biological products", "diseases", "drugs", "health insurance", "informed consent", "medical care", "rights", "terminal illnesses", "third-party administrators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-10"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1df2c759-ad75-4f7b-a256-b178ad6c67b5"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 233&ga=91"
source_hash: "09975b8e2a3a8d9415070279964f38430ad1c0e2fdd32f83e2efa69ab96ebeec"
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 SF 233 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the right to try Act.

## 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/SF233.html)
2. **Amendment H-1132** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1132.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3038** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3038.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF233.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF233_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF233.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## 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`
- **2025-02-10** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-18** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-18** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-18** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-03-19** Amendment H-1132 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Substituted for HF 802.
- **2025-03-20** Amendment H-1132 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-24** Message from House, with amendment S-3038.
- **2025-04-22** Senate concurred with S-3038.
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-19** 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/1df2c759-ad75-4f7b-a256-b178ad6c67b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).