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type: "Bill"
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title: "A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties."
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description: "A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
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legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "HF 571"
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citation: "Iowa HF 571 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["freedom of speech", "health-related professions", "medical care", "whistleblower protection"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-24"
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last_action: "2026-05-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02c9e7bf-12e7-4b32-9ead-d4389064e5a1"
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source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 571&ga=91"
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source_hash: "9792dbdc0961e2258d0c36ee4bebd9a02ba169bc7da6118b3f0c32a8119a10b5"
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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 571 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.
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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/91/attachments/HF571.html)
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2. **Amendment H-1064** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1064.pdf)
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3. **Amendment H-8174** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8174.pdf)
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4. **Amendment S-5078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5078.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF571.html)
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6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF571.html)
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7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF571_GovLetter.pdf)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF571.html)
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## Votes
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- Shall the bill pass? — **30–16** (pass) · upper
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- Shall the bill pass? — **64–32** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-24** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
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- **2025-03-11** Amendment H-1064 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-26** Amendment H-1064 adopted. `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-26** Passed House, yeas 64, nays 32. `passage`
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- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
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- **2025-03-26** Immediate message.
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- **2025-03-27** Message from House.
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- **2025-03-27** Read first time, attached to SF 220. `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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- **2025-06-16** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-16** Subcommittee: Taylor, Blake, and Green.
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- **2026-01-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 10:00AM Room 315.
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- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-04** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Placed on calendar.
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- **2026-03-09** Amendment S-5078 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 16. `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Immediate message.
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- **2026-03-09** Message from Senate.
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- **2026-03-09** Senate amendment H-8174 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-23** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8174.
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- **2026-03-23** Passed House, yeas 63, nays 27. `passage`
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- **2026-03-24** Explanation of vote.
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- **2026-03-30** Explanation of vote.
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- **2026-03-31** Explanation of vote.
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- **2026-03-23** Immediate message.
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- **2026-03-23** Message from House.
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- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
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- **2026-05-19** 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/02c9e7bf-12e7-4b32-9ead-d4389064e5a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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