A bill for an act relating to the right to try Act.
This bill expands Iowa's "Right to Try" Act by broadening the definition of an "eligible patient." Previously limited to individuals with terminal illnesses, the bill now includes patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. These patients can access "individualized investigational treatments," which are drugs or products unique to their genetic profile and have successfully completed Phase 1 clinical trials. The bill also defines "eligible facilities" and updates the specific requirements for written informed consent for patients with terminal illnesses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup style to a standard paragraph format, while retaining the same substantive content. No policy changes were made to eligibility criteria, definitions, or requirements; the changes are purely presentational.
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Reformatted the bill text from a vertical line-by-line markup style to a standard paragraph format for readability, without altering any substantive policy provisions.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 18, 2025
D
Democratic16
87% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
3
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-3038.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-3038.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1132 adopted.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1132 filed.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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