HF2072 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2254 .)

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COLLINS
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2254 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2254 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
2026-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2254 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 0. Excused, 4. H.J. 180 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 179 .
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 12:00PM RM 304.
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Wilburn and Wilz, H. H.J. 98 .
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 94 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2254 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2072

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2072

BY

COLLINS

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

prohibition

of

noncompete

clauses

in

1

certain

employment

contracts

entered

into

by

the

university

2

of

Iowa

hospitals

and

clinics,

and

including

effective

date

3

provisions.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2072

Section

1.

Section

262.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

43.

a.

Develop

a

policy

that

prohibits

3

the

university

of

Iowa

hospitals

and

clinics

from

including

a

4

noncompete

clause

in

an

employment

contract

with

a

physician.

5

b.

For

purposes

of

this

subsection:

6

(1)

“Noncompete

clause”

means

any

restriction

on

the

right

7

of

a

physician

to

practice

in

any

geographic

area

or

for

a

8

defined

period

of

time

upon

the

termination

of

an

employment

9

contract

between

the

physician

and

the

university

of

Iowa

10

hospitals

and

clinics.

11

(2)

“Physician”

means

an

individual

licensed

under

chapter

12

148.

13

c.

This

subsection

applies

to

all

employment

contracts

14

between

a

physician

and

the

university

of

Iowa

hospitals

and

15

clinics

entered

into,

extended,

or

renewed

on

or

after

the

16

effective

date

of

this

Act.

17

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

18

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

19

EXPLANATION

20

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

21

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

22

This

bill

relates

to

noncompete

clauses

in

certain

23

employment

contracts

entered

into

by

the

university

of

Iowa

24

hospitals

and

clinics

(UIHC).

25

The

bill

directs

the

board

of

regents

(board)

to

develop

26

a

policy

prohibiting

UIHC

from

including

a

noncompete

clause

27

in

any

contract

with

a

physician.

The

bill

provides

that

the

28

prohibition

applies

to

contracts

entered

into,

extended,

or

29

renewed

on

or

after

the

effective

date

of

the

bill.

30

The

bill

defines

“noncompete

clause”

and

“physician”.

31

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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