---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection."
description: "A bill for an act providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 304"
citation: "Iowa SF 304 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["competency", "diseases", "immunizations", "informed consent", "medical care", "minors", "sexually transmitted diseases"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2026-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c19a99cf-8adc-4ad8-ae80-989e33ffcf8e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 304&ga=91"
source_hash: "ce88e4c6496e322109899336e21598eb6d930900e7e61a1e7a7d9711c20ddfff"
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 304 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection.

## 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/SF304.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF304.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF304_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF304.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **33–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-13** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 14. `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-08** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-08** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-15** Rereferred to Health and Human Services.
- **2026-01-12** Subcommittee: Andrews, Harris and Wessel-Kroeschell.
- **2026-01-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/14/2026 12:15PM House Lounge 2.
- **2026-01-14** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-03** Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1.
- **2026-02-06** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-14** Passed House, yeas 63, nays 29. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-15** Message from House.
- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-19** 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/c19a99cf-8adc-4ad8-ae80-989e33ffcf8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).