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type: "Bill"
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title: "A bill for an act relating to continuity of care and nonmedical switching by health carriers, health benefit plans, and utilization review organizations, and including applicability provisions."
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description: "A bill for an act relating to continuity of care and nonmedical switching by health carriers, health benefit plans, and utilization review organizations, and including applicability provisions."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
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legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "HF 626"
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citation: "Iowa HF 626 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["drugs", "health", "health insurance", "health-related professions", "insurance", "medical care", "prescription drugs"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-03-06"
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last_action: "2024-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccbfa3b2-f20f-470f-9778-0b6a2c374a2f"
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source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 626&ga=90"
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source_hash: "36ab334721574fab76e613643a7c793d33ef045502b0356c2e57228d84ad37e6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
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---
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# Iowa HF 626 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to continuity of care and nonmedical switching by health carriers, health benefit plans, and utilization review organizations, and including applicability provisions.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF626.html)
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2. **Amendment H-1068** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1068.pdf)
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3. **Amendment H-8335** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8335.pdf)
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4. **Amendment S-5159** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5159.pdf)
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5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF626.html)
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6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF626_GovLetter.pdf)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF626.html)
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## Votes
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- Shall the bill pass? — **94–1** (pass) · lower
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- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
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- **2023-03-08** Amendment H-1068 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-08** Fiscal note.
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- **2023-03-09** Amendment H-1068 adopted. `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-09** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
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- **2023-03-09** Immediate message.
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- **2023-03-13** Message from House.
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- **2023-03-13** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-14** Referred to Health and Human Services. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee: Costello, Edler, and Trone Garriott.
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- **2023-03-29** Fiscal note.
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- **2024-01-16** Referred to Commerce. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-17** Subcommittee: Westrich, Klimesh, and Trone Garriott.
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- **2024-01-23** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2024 2:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
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- **2024-01-29** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
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- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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- **2024-04-16** Amendment S-5159 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
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- **2024-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
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- **2024-04-16** Immediate message.
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- **2024-04-17** Message from Senate.
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- **2024-04-17** Senate amendment H-8335 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Senate Amendment H-8335.
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- **2024-04-17** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 1. `passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Immediate message.
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- **2024-04-17** Message from House.
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- **2024-04-17** Fiscal note.
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- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
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- **2024-05-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccbfa3b2-f20f-470f-9778-0b6a2c374a2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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