---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act enacting the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact."
description: "A bill for an act enacting the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2498"
citation: "Iowa HF 2498 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["compacts", "health-related professions", "medical licensure compact", "podiatry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24554578-b40c-4306-8a11-2394183cf3ae"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2498&ga=91"
source_hash: "c36837054d2fc75d94420344f839f9a5d4c0c767819d6f46ab2ca9023dd88565"
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 2498 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act enacting the interstate podiatric medical licensure compact.

## 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/HF2498.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2498.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2498_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2498.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-23** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-24** Message from House.
- **2026-02-24** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Subcommittee: Salmon, Blake, and Green.
- **2026-03-02** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 2:00PM Room 315.
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** 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/24554578-b40c-4306-8a11-2394183cf3ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).