A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
This bill makes several changes to the powers and procedures of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) and its associated licensing boards, directly affecting regulated professionals, license applicants, and individuals interacting with these agencies. It allows DIAL to adopt standards by reference if they are freely accessible online and grants the department discretion to close complaints that do not allege a violation of relevant rules or statutes
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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This bill was converted from a House-filed bill to a Senate-filed companion bill, adding official legislative documentation and formatting. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no modifications to the actual legislative text or requirements.
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The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document format and metadata were updated to reflect Senate filing.
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Added Senate filing headers, companion bill references, and page numbering to convert the document from House-filed to Senate-filed format.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 16, 2025
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican35
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 6.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1069, yeas 31, nays 65, lost.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1069 filed.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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