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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the licensure of crematory operators and funeral establishments, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the licensure of crematory operators and funeral establishments, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 563"
citation: "Iowa SF 563 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["cremation", "funeral directing", "funerals", "health-related professions", "mortuary science"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-06"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0527b4ce-35ea-48f4-94cc-a15df247baec"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 563&ga=91"
source_hash: "e575e27bd6fabd17f55b8a1b7341f39f097e4a28f66a162414c2bca389440bad"
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 SF 563 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the licensure of crematory operators and funeral establishments, and making penalties applicable.
## 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/SF563.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF563.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF563_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF563.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-16** Referred to State Government. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee: Guth, Bisignano, and Westrich.
- **2026-01-23** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/26/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
- **2026-01-26** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-28** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-28** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-04** Message from Senate.
- **2026-03-09** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Jeneary, Nielsen and Smith.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 8:00AM House Lounge 2.
- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-24** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 7. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-24** Message from House.
- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, 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/0527b4ce-35ea-48f4-94cc-a15df247baec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).