---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2788"
citation: "Iowa HF 2788 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["abortions", "informed consent", "mifepristone"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-04-29"
last_action: "2026-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e99f2a4-5178-427a-ba0d-e00fa9609b1f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2788&ga=91"
source_hash: "410b1c3d575b9942d092ccd3cd455a9f54cf5681659d909eb7508369181dee57"
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 2788 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions.

## 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/HF2788.html)
2. **Amendment H-8432** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8432.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8433** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8433.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2788.html)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2788.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2788_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2788.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **30–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-29** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Amendments H-8432 and H-8433 filed.
- **2026-05-01** Amendment H-8433 to amendment H-8432 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-01** Amendment H-8432 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-01** Passed House, yeas 58, nays 29. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-05-01** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from House.
- **2026-05-02** Read first time, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2026-05-02** Subcommittee: Costello, Blake, et al..
- **2026-05-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-03** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 11. `passage`
- **2026-05-03** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-03** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, 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/8e99f2a4-5178-427a-ba0d-e00fa9609b1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).