---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to children’s specialty hospital designations for certain nonprofit organizations, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to children’s specialty hospital designations for certain nonprofit organizations, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 919"
citation: "Iowa HF 919 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["hospitals", "nonprofit entities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-11"
last_action: "2025-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00cee271-d90b-464a-891f-bc806f593be1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 919&ga=91"
source_hash: "177a07b549d7dfab99a6a228fa9cd0c6963957242c5601bbcc49f81fb423421a"
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 919 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to children’s specialty hospital designations for certain nonprofit organizations, and including effective date 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/HF919.html)
2. **Amendment H-1163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1163.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1225** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1225.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3070** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3070.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF919.html)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF919.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF919_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF919.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1163 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-25** Amendment H-1163 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-25** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-25** Message from House.
- **2025-03-25** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Referred to Health and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee: Klimesh, Pike, and Trone Garriott.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 4:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2025-04-07** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment S-3070 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-07** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-09** Amendment S-3070 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-10** Senate amendment H-1225 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-15** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1225.
- **2025-04-15** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `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/00cee271-d90b-464a-891f-bc806f593be1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).