Legislation / HF 2788

HOUSE FILE 2788 Signed by Governor

Abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions

Sponsor   House Appropriations Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HF 2563, HSB 704 Last action   Signed by Governor. H.J. 1169. — May 19, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed subcommittee
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

20 declarations filed on this bill
● 8 For ● 11 Against ● 1 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 3 related bills
HF 2563 Abortions including informed consent, dispensing abortion-inducing drugs, and reporting abortion-inducing drug complications
Passed committee
HSB 704 Abortions including informed consent, dispensing abortion-inducing drugs, and reporting abortion-inducing drug complications.(See HF 2563, HF 2788.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Apr 29, 2026 House Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 1034.
Apr 29, 2026 House Amendments H-8432 and H-8433 filed. H.J. 1047.
May 1, 2026 House Amendment H-8433 to amendment H-8432 adopted. H.J. 1072.
May 1, 2026 House Amendment H-8432 adopted, as amended. H.J. 1072.
May 1, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 58, nays 29. H.J. 1073.
May 1, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082.
May 1, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 1077.
May 2, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 963.
May 2, 2026 Senate Read first time, referred to Appropriations. S.J. 963.
May 2, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Costello, Blake, et al.. S.J. 1011.
May 3, 2026 Senate Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 1012.
May 3, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 11. S.J. 1019.
May 3, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 1019.
May 3, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 1163.
May 18, 2026 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.
May 19, 2026 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1169.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
May 1, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 58 29 13 0–27 58–2 Bipartisan Opposition
May 3, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 30 11 9 0–11 30–0 Party Line
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 58 to 29 · Democrats 0 yea, 27 nay · Republicans 58 yea, 2 nay · 13 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Absent
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Absent
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Nay
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Nay
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Nay
31 Mary Madison Democrat Nay
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Absent
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Nay
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Nay
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Nay
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Nay
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Nay
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Absent
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Nay
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Nay
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Nay
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Nay
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Nay
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Nay
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Absent
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Absent
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Nay
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 30 to 11 · Democrats 0 yea, 11 nay · Republicans 30 yea, 0 nay · 9 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Absent
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Absent
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Absent
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Absent
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Absent
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Absent
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Absent
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Against Apr 29, 2026
Family Planning Council of Iowa Against Apr 29, 2026
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund Against Apr 29, 2026
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers Against Apr 29, 2026
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Against Apr 30, 2026
Iowa Medical Society Against Apr 30, 2026
Iowa Nurses Association Against Apr 29, 2026
Iowa Pharmacy Association Against Apr 30, 2026
Iowa Public Health Association Against Apr 30, 2026
League of Women Voters of Iowa Against Apr 29, 2026
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa Against Apr 29, 2026
Iowa Catholic Conference For Apr 29, 2026
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition For Apr 30, 2026
Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps For Apr 30, 2026
Iowa Right to Life Committee For Apr 30, 2026
Lutheran Family Service For Apr 30, 2026
Pulse Life Advocates For Apr 30, 2026
The Family Leader For Apr 29, 2026
The Family Leader Foundation For Apr 29, 2026
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing Undecided Apr 30, 2026
No hearings or meetings scheduled for this bill.