HF384 • 2026

A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HF 104 .)

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Last action: 2025-05-15
Official status: Rereferred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 1221 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HF 104 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HF 104 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-05-15 Iowa Legislature
Rereferred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 1221 .
2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .
2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 318 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HF 104 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

384

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

384

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

104)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

providing

an

exception

to

a

minor’s

legal

capacity

to

1

consent

to

the

provision

of

medical

care

or

services

for

a

2

sexually

transmitted

disease

or

infection.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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384

Section

1.

Section

139A.35,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

1

as

follows:

2

139A.35

Minors.

3

A

With

the

exception

of

the

provision

of

a

vaccination

for

a

4

sexually

transmitted

disease

or

infection,

a

minor

shall

have

5

the

legal

capacity

to

act

and

give

consent

to

the

provision

6

of

medical

care

or

services

to

the

minor

for

the

prevention,

7

diagnosis,

or

treatment

of

a

sexually

transmitted

disease

or

8

infection

by

a

hospital,

clinic,

or

health

care

provider.

9

Such

medical

care

or

services

shall

be

provided

by

or

under

10

the

supervision

of

a

physician

licensed

to

practice

medicine

11

and

surgery

or

osteopathic

medicine

and

surgery,

a

physician

12

assistant,

or

an

advanced

registered

nurse

practitioner.

13

Consent

shall

not

be

subject

to

later

disaffirmance

by

reason

14

of

such

minority.

The

consent

of

another

person,

including

but

15

not

limited

to

the

consent

of

a

spouse,

parent,

custodian,

or

16

guardian,

shall

not

be

necessary.

17

EXPLANATION

18

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

19

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

20

This

bill

relates

to

the

legal

capacity

of

a

minor

to

consent

21

to

the

provision

of

medical

care

or

services

to

the

minor

22

for

the

prevention,

diagnosis,

or

treatment

of

a

sexually

23

transmitted

disease

or

infection.

Under

Code

section

139A.35,

24

a

minor

has

the

legal

capacity

to

act

and

give

consent

to

25

provision

of

medical

care

or

services

to

the

minor

for

the

26

prevention,

diagnosis,

or

treatment

of

a

sexually

transmitted

27

disease

or

infection.

Under

the

bill,

a

minor

does

not

have

28

the

legal

capacity

to

consent

to

the

provision

of

vaccinations

29

for

a

sexually

transmitted

disease

or

infection.

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