Iowa · Bill 972 · 91st General Assembly

A bill for an act relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related…

  1. Introduced Mar 21, 2025
  2. In committee  
  3. Passed the House Mar 26, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 13, 2025
  5. To the governor May 27, 2025
  6. Became law May 28, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A bill for an act relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs; establishment of a health care professional incentive program; Medicaid graduate medical education; the health facilities council; and the Iowa health information network, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. Contingent effective date, effective 05/28/2025, 07/01/2025.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HouseIntroduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 771.
  2. HouseNOBA: House Full Approps
  3. HousePassed House, yeas 95, nays 1. H.J. 842.
  4. HouseImmediate message. H.J. 850.
  5. SenateMessage from House. S.J. 659.
  6. SenateRead first time, passed on file. S.J. 659.
  7. HouseNOBA: House Floor
  8. SenateAttached to SF 618. S.J. 697.
  1. HouseExplanation of vote. H.J. 1034.
  2. SenateSubstituted for SF 618. S.J. 994.
  3. SenatePassed Senate, yeas 41, nays 4. S.J. 994.
  4. SenateImmediate message. S.J. 995.
  5. HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 1171.
  6. HouseReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1225.
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor. H.J. 1228.
  8. HouseNOBA: Final

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Shall the bill pass? · Full House

Passed 95–1
Mar 26, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 95 No 1 Not voting 4
Democrats: 31 yes, 1 no Republicans: 64 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 95

No · 1

Absent · 4

Shall the bill pass? · Full Senate

Passed 41–4
May 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 41 No 4 Not voting 5
Democrats: 9 yes, 4 no Republicans: 32 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 41

No · 4

Absent · 5

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • Co Committee on Appropriations Sponsoring committee

From Iowa's official records (www.legis.iowa.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.