Legislation / SF 304

SENATE FILE 304 Signed by Governor

Providing an exception to a minor's legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection

Sponsor   Senate Health And Human Services Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   SF 120 Last action   Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029. — May 19, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

30 declarations filed on this bill
● 3 For ● 23 Against ● 4 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HF 104 Providing an exception to a minor's legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection.(See HF 384.)
Passed committee
SF 120 Providing an exception to a minor's legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection.(See SF 304.)
Passed committee
HF 384 Providing an exception to a minor's legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
Feb 13, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 265.
Feb 13, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 271.
Apr 3, 2025 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 688.
Apr 7, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 14. S.J. 706.
Apr 7, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 706.
Apr 8, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 905.
Apr 8, 2025 House Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 906.
May 15, 2025 House Rereferred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 1221.
Jan 12, 2026 House Subcommittee: Andrews, Harris and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 20.
Jan 12, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: [].
Jan 14, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Feb 3, 2026 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 230.
Feb 3, 2026 House Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. H.J. 230.
Feb 6, 2026 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 230.
Mar 26, 2026 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.
Apr 14, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 63, nays 29. H.J. 897.
Apr 14, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 898.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 789.
May 5, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
May 19, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Apr 7, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 33 14 3 0–14 33–0 Party Line
Apr 14, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 63 29 8 0–28 63–1 Bipartisan Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 33 to 14 · Democrats 0 yea, 14 nay · Republicans 33 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Absent
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
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 Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
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 Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
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 Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
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
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 63 to 29 · Democrats 0 yea, 28 nay · Republicans 63 yea, 1 nay · 8 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Nay
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
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 Absent
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Absent
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Nay
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
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 Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Absent
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
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 Absent
97 Ken Croken Democrat Absent
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Nay
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Against Jan 13, 2026
Blank Childrens Hospital Against Feb 15, 2025
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa Against Mar 25, 2025
Family Planning Council of Iowa Against Jan 13, 2026
Iowa Academy of Family Physicians Against Jan 27, 2026
Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Against Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Association of Rural Health Clinics Against Feb 21, 2026
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers Against Feb 4, 2026
Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Against Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics Against Jan 12, 2026
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Against Jan 14, 2026
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault Against Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church Against Apr 4, 2025
Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society Against Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Nurses Association Against Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Primary Care Association Against Feb 21, 2026
Iowa Public Health Association Against Jan 13, 2026
League of Women Voters of Iowa Against Feb 21, 2026
Linn County Board of Supervisors Against Feb 11, 2026
National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter Against Mar 17, 2025
One Iowa Against Jan 12, 2026
One Iowa Action Against Jan 12, 2026
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa Against Jan 13, 2026
Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values For Feb 18, 2025
Iowans for Freedom For Feb 9, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Feb 14, 2025
Iowa Biotechnology Association Undecided Jan 12, 2026
Iowa Medical Society Undecided Jan 12, 2026
Iowa Physician Assistant Society Undecided Jan 12, 2026
Iowa School Nurses Organization Undecided Feb 18, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Jan 13, 2026 9:00 AM Hearing House Health and Human Services Committee RM 103
Jan 14, 2026 12:15 PM Hearing House Health and Human Services Subcommittee House Lounge 2
Feb 3, 2026 2:30 PM Hearing House Health and Human Services Committee RM 103