republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2025-2026/hf-2523.md

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Bill	A bill for an act establishing the right of a parent or guardian of a minor child to consent to and authorize certain medical services over the minor child’s objection.	A bill for an act establishing the right of a parent or guardian of a minor child to consent to and authorize certain medical services over the minor child’s objection.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2025-2026	HF 2523	Iowa HF 2523 (2025-2026)	bill	guardianships mental health minors parents substance use disorder	enacted		9	31	2	2026-02-16	2026-05-02	openstates	ocd-bill/2927e863-8868-4168-904c-21924e302f32	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2523&ga=91	5abfb1d5630a8df1a0e168b6c57c4cfd0f9c6637a8d5be041e789fb2629ea88d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa HF 2523 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act establishing the right of a parent or guardian of a minor child to consent to and authorize certain medical services over the minor child’s objection.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amendment H-8303 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment H-8348 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment H-8352 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amendment S-5121 (committee substitute) — source
6. Amendment S-5181 (committee substitute) — source
7. Enrolled with Governor's Action (committee substitute) — source
8. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
9. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 47–0 (pass) · upper
• Shall the bill pass? — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

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

Timeline

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

• 2026-02-16 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2026-02-25 Passed House, yeas 70, nays 21. passage
• 2026-02-25 Immediate message.
• 2026-02-25 Message from House.
• 2026-02-25 Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. reading-1
• 2026-03-03 Subcommittee: Alons, Donahue, and Evans.
• 2026-03-04 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 8:30AM Room 315.
• 2026-03-05 Subcommittee recommends passage. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-19 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. committee-passage
• 2026-03-19 Amendment S-5121 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2026-03-19 Placed on calendar.
• 2026-03-26 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2026-04-06 Amendment S-5121 adopted. amendment-passage
• 2026-04-06 Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. passage
• 2026-04-06 Immediate message.
• 2026-04-06 Message from Senate.
• 2026-04-06 Senate amendment H-8303 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2026-04-13 Amendments H-8348 and H-8352 filed.
• 2026-04-14 Amendment H-8348 to Senate amendment H-8303 withdrawn.
• 2026-04-14 Amendment H-8352 to Senate amendment H-8303 adopted. amendment-passage
• 2026-04-14 House concurred in Senate amendment H-8303, as amended.
• 2026-04-14 Passed House, yeas 87, nays 6. passage
• 2026-05-02 Explanation of vote.
• 2026-04-14 Immediate message.
• 2026-04-15 Message from House, with amendment S-5181.
• 2026-04-21 Senate concurred with S-5181.
• 2026-04-21 Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. passage
• 2026-04-21 Immediate message.
• 2026-04-21 Message from Senate.
• 2026-04-30 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
• 2026-04-30 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2927e863-8868-4168-904c-21924e302f32. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).