HF2455 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

Abortion

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: TUREK, LEVIN, MATSON, BROWN-POWERS, BAETH, EHLERT, WICHTENDAHL, WESSEL-KROESCHELL and WILBURN
Last action: 2026-02-16
Official status: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 292 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 292 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2455

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2455

BY

TUREK

,

LEVIN

,

MATSON

,

BROWN-POWERS

,

BAETH

,

EHLERT

,

WICHTENDAHL

,

WESSEL-KROESCHELL

,

and

WILBURN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

abortions

after

detection

of

a

fetal

1

heartbeat.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

TLSB

6584YH

(2)

91

ak/ko

H.F.

2455

Section

1.

REPEAL.

Chapters

146C

and

146E,

Code

2026,

are

1

repealed.

2

EXPLANATION

3

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

4

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

5

This

bill

repeals

Code

chapters

146C

and

146E,

relating

6

to

the

prohibition

on

the

performance

of

an

abortion

by

a

7

physician

after

the

detection

through

prescribed

testing

of

a

8

fetal

heartbeat.

9

-1-

LSB

6584YH

(2)

91

ak/ko

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