HF814 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care.(See HF 2564 .)

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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: A. MEYER
Last action: 2026-03-09
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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.(See HF 2564 .)

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.(See HF 2564 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2564 .
2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. H.J. 265 .
2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 265 .
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 12:15PM House Lounge.
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Ingels, Meyer, A. and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 138 .
2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature
* * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 540 .

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.(See HF 2564 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

814

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

814

BY

A.

MEYER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

a

pregnant

minor’s

legal

capacity

to

consent

1

to

the

provision

of

certain

medical

care.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

135.196

Pregnancy

care

for

minors.

1

1.

If

a

parent,

guardian,

or

legal

custodian

of

a

minor

2

is

not

reasonably

available,

the

minor

shall

have

the

3

legal

capacity

to

give

consent

to

the

provision

of

prenatal

4

care,

intrapartum

care,

or

postnatal

care

to

the

minor

by

a

5

physician,

a

physician’s

designee,

an

advanced

registered

6

nurse

practitioner,

a

physician

assistant,

a

registered

nurse,

7

a

licensed

practical

nurse,

or

an

emergency

medical

care

8

provider.

9

2.

Subsection

1

shall

not

be

construed

to

relieve

a

10

physician,

a

physician’s

designee,

an

advanced

registered

nurse

11

practitioner,

a

physician

assistant,

a

registered

nurse,

a

12

licensed

practical

nurse,

or

an

emergency

medical

care

provider

13

of

the

duty

to

obtain

informed

consent

from

the

minor

patient

14

for

the

provision

of

such

care.

15

EXPLANATION

16

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

17

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

18

This

bill

relates

to

the

legal

capacity

of

a

pregnant

minor

19

to

consent

to

certain

medical

care.

If

a

parent,

guardian,

20

or

legal

custodian

is

not

reasonably

available,

a

minor

shall

21

have

the

legal

capacity

to

give

consent

to

the

provision

of

22

prenatal,

intrapartum,

and

postnatal

care

by

certain

health

23

care

providers.

The

bill

does

not

relieve

the

health

care

24

provider

of

the

duty

to

obtain

informed

consent

from

the

minor.

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