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SF 2184 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses.

SF 2184 updates Iowa's licensing rules for medical doctors (both allopathic and osteopathic) and administrative medicine license holders. It requires licenses to expire on the licensee's birthday, limits renewal to every three years, caps continuing education at 15 hours annually, and mandates final license decisions within 45 days (or 75 days with notice of delays). The bill directly affects all physicians and administrative medicine licensees in Iowa by streamlining application processing and reducing recurring requirements. Key provisions include standardized license terms, simplified renewal rules, and clear timelines for board decisions.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareStreamlines medical licensing processes, reducing bureaucratic delays for physicians and administrative medicine licensees, improving access to healthcare services.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Signed Apr 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Apr 30, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized and signed into law by the Governor, converting it from an 'Enrolled' draft to an 'Enrolled with Governor's Action' version. The substantive policy text remains unchanged, but the document now includes the Governor's signature and official certification of approval.
TECHNICAL

The document format was updated to reflect the Governor's approval, adding signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the Governor, along with the official certification statement.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic15
13 Yea 2
86% Yea
R Republican34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5130.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5130.
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Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
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Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8255 adopted.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8255 filed.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
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Feb 16, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: [].
legislature
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Webster, Drey, and Guth.
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Government.
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
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Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.