Legislation / SF 469

SENATE FILE 469 Signed by Governor

Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery

Sponsor   Senate Health And Human Services Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   SSB 1121 Last action   Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029. — June 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

13 declarations filed on this bill
● 5 For ● 0 Against ● 8 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SSB 1121 Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.(See SF 469.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 27, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 380.
Feb 27, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 383.
Mar 17, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 6. S.J. 547.
Mar 17, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 549.
Mar 17, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 663.
Mar 18, 2025 House Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 679.
Mar 18, 2025 House Subcommittee: Ingels, Baeth and Weldon. H.J. 720.
Mar 19, 2025 House Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 8:15AM RM 304.
Mar 25, 2025 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 878.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. H.J. 878.
Apr 1, 2025 House Pursuant to Rule 31.7, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 878.
Apr 22, 2025 House Subcommittee: Nordman, Baeth and Lundgren. H.J. 1035.
Apr 23, 2025 House Subcommittee Meeting: 04/24/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.
Apr 24, 2025 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
May 8, 2025 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 1114.
May 8, 2025 House Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 5. Excused, 6. H.J. 1114.
May 9, 2025 House Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1114.
May 15, 2025 House Rereferred to Ways and Means. H.J. 1222.
May 1, 2026 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 1084.
May 1, 2026 House Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 1084.
May 1, 2026 House Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1084.
May 2, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 58, nays 27. H.J. 1116.
May 2, 2026 House Explanations of votes. H.J. 1159.
May 2, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 1118.
May 2, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 979.
May 11, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
Jun 2, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 17, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 40 6 4 7–6 33–0 Bipartisan Support
May 2, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 58 27 15 1–24 57–3 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 40 to 6 · Democrats 7 yea, 6 nay · Republicans 33 yea, 0 nay · 4 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Yea
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 Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Absent
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Absent
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Absent
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 Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 58 to 27 · Democrats 1 yea, 24 nay · Republicans 57 yea, 3 nay · 15 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 Nay
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
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 Yea
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 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 Absent
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 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 Yea
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 Nay
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Absent
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Nay
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
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Date Time Type Description Location
Mar 25, 2025 8:15 AM Hearing House Health and Human Services Subcommittee RM 304
Apr 1, 2025 10:30 AM Hearing House Health and Human Services Committee RM 103
Apr 24, 2025 12:00 PM Hearing House Ways and Means Subcommittee House Lounge
May 8, 2025 2:00 PM Hearing House Ways and Means Committee RM 102