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HF390 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities. (Formerly HSB 7 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities. (Formerly HSB 7 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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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
2025-05-19
Official status
Signed by Governor . H.J. 1225 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities. (Formerly HSB 7 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities.
  • (Formerly HSB 7 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-19 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . H.J. 1225 .

  2. 2025-05-19 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224 .

  3. 2025-04-16 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 946 .

  4. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 789 .

  5. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 788 .

  6. 2025-04-10 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757 .

  7. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  8. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 691 .

  9. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. 2025-03-20 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.

  11. 2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Salmon, Alons, and Petersen. S.J. 589 .

  12. 2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 751 .

  13. 2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 510 .

  14. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 635 .

  15. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 67, nays 28. H.J. 620 .

  16. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1061 adopted. H.J. 619 .

  17. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1061 filed. H.J. 608 .

  18. 2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 510 .

  19. 2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 318 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities. (Formerly HSB 7 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 19, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 390, an Act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in
licensed or registered child care facilities.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
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Kim
Governor o
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Clerk of the House
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House File 390
AN ACT
RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF PERSONNEL WORKING IN
LICENSED OR REGISTERED CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 237A.5, subsection 1, Code 2025, is
amended to read as follows:
1. a. All personnel in licensed or registered child care
facilities shall have good health as evidenced by a report
following a prccmploymcnt physical examination takcn.
b. An individual shall have received an initial physical
examination within the six months prior to bcginning
immediately preceding the date the individual begins
employment, or within the six months immediately following the
date the individual begins employment. ' P#e
c. A physical examination shall include communicable disease
tests performed by a licensed physician as defined in section
135C.1, or by a licensed physician assistant as defined in
section 148C.1 a:s4.
d. Licensed or registered facility personnel shall be
rcpc-atcd receive a physical examination under this subsection
at least once every three years after the date of the
individual's initial cmploymcnt physical examination under
paragraph " b
House File 390, p. 2
e. Controlled medical conditions which would not affect the
performance of the employee in the capacity employed shall not
prohibit employment.
PAT GRASSkEY
Speaker of the House
AMY SINGAIR
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 390, Ninety-first General Assembly.
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Approved I • Nwy 1 / , 2025
N, 7414 , r", MEGIIAN NELSON
Chief er t the House
KIM R
Governor