HF386 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs.(Formerly HF 146 .)

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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: 2025-04-10
Official status: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs.(Formerly HF 146 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs.(Formerly HF 146 .)

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Bill History

2025-04-10 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757 .
2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar.
2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 691 .
2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee reassigned: Rowley, Klimesh, and Zimmer. S.J. 653 .
2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Rowley, Lofgren, and Zimmer. S.J. 588 .
2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 751 .
2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 510 .
2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 510 .
2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 635 .
2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 91, nays 4. H.J. 619 .
2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 318 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs.(Formerly HF 146 .)

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House

File

386

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

386

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

146)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

providing

for

a

study

of

transitioning

certain

medical

1

schools

in

Iowa

from

four-year

programs

to

three-year

2

programs.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

MEDICAL

SCHOOL

PROGRAM

DURATION

——

STUDY.

The

1

university

of

Iowa

college

of

medicine

and

Des

Moines

2

university

——

osteopathic

medical

center

shall

jointly

conduct

3

a

study

of

the

feasibility

of

transitioning

their

respective

4

medical

schools

from

four-year

programs

to

three-year

programs.

5

The

study

shall

include

an

analysis

of

other

medical

schools

6

that

have

implemented

such

a

transition

and

the

results

of

7

such

transitions,

including

the

reduced

costs

for

students

8

enrolled

in

such

programs.

The

university

of

Iowa

college

9

of

medicine

and

Des

Moines

university

——

osteopathic

medical

10

center

shall

jointly

submit

a

report,

including

their

findings

11

and

recommendations,

to

the

governor

and

the

general

assembly

12

by

December

1,

2025.

13

EXPLANATION

14

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

15

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

16

This

bill

directs

the

university

of

Iowa

college

of

medicine

17

and

Des

Moines

university

——

osteopathic

medical

center

to

18

jointly

conduct

a

study

of

the

feasibility

of

transitioning

19

their

respective

medical

schools

from

four-year

programs

to

20

three-year

programs.

The

study

shall

include

an

analysis

of

21

other

medical

schools

that

have

implemented

such

a

transition

22

and

the

results

of

such

transitions,

including

the

reduced

23

costs

for

students

enrolled

in

such

programs.

The

bill

directs

24

the

university

of

Iowa

college

of

medicine

and

Des

Moines

25

university

——

osteopathic

medical

center

to

jointly

submit

a

26

report,

including

their

findings

and

recommendations,

to

the

27

governor

and

the

general

assembly

by

December

1,

2025.

28

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