HF2564 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care. (Formerly HF 814 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: Signed by Governor . H.J. 871 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care. (Formerly HF 814 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care.
(Formerly HF 814 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

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Bill History

2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature
Signed by Governor . H.J. 871 .
2026-04-09 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 870 .
2026-03-31 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 768 .
2026-03-30 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 666 .
2026-03-30 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 664 .
2026-03-30 Iowa Legislature
Substituted for SF 2150 . S.J. 663 .
2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, attached to SF 2150 . S.J. 481 .
2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 481 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 569 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 94, nays 2. H.J. 549 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 309 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care. (Formerly HF 814 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 09, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mi\ Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 2564, an Act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the
provision of certain medical care.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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House File 2564
AN ACT
RELATING TO A PREGNANT MINOR'S LEGAL CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO THE
PROVISION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL CARE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.196 Pregnancy care for minors.
1. If a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a minor
is not reasonably available, the minor shall have the
legal capacity to give consent to the provision of prenatal
care, intrapartum care, or postnatal care to the minor by a
physician, a physician's designee, an advanced registered
nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, a registered nurse,
a licensed practical nurse, or an emergency medical care
provider .
House File 2564, p. 2
2. Subsection 1 shall not be construed to relieve a
physician, a physician's designee, an advanced registered nurse
practitioner, a physician assistant, a registered nurse, a
licensed practical nurse, or an emergency medical care provider
of the duty to obtain informed consent from the minor patient
for the provision of such care.
PAT GRASS^Y AMY SINÇ^AIR
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2564, Ninety-first, General Assembly.
Approved 2026
T
MEGHAN NELSON
Chi Af^Cl Ark -of the House
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor