SF2397 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to a public entity’s purchase or collection of health information from an entity not subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: BENNETT, WAHLS, WEINER and TOWNSEND
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Subcommittee: Sweeney, Trone Garriott, and Webster. S.J. 331 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to a public entity’s purchase or collection of health information from an entity not subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to a public entity’s purchase or collection of health information from an entity not subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

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Bill History

2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Sweeney, Trone Garriott, and Webster. S.J. 331 .
2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 327 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to a public entity’s purchase or collection of health information from an entity not subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2397

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2397

BY

BENNETT

,

WAHLS

,

WEINER

,

and

TOWNSEND

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

a

public

entity’s

purchase

or

collection

of

1

health

information

from

an

entity

not

subject

to

the

federal

2

Health

Insurance

Portability

and

Accountability

Act.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

22B.1

Protection

of

consumer

health

1

information

——

public

agencies.

2

1.

As

used

in

this

chapter,

unless

the

context

otherwise

3

requires:

4

a.

“Health

information”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

45

5

C.F.R.

§160.103.

6

b.

“Public

agency”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

7

22A.1.

8

2.

A

public

agency

shall

not

purchase

or

otherwise

seek

to

9

collect

health

information

from

an

entity

that

is

not

subject

10

to

the

federal

Health

Insurance

Portability

and

Accountability

11

Act

of

1996,

Pub.

L.

No.

104-191,

and

regulations

promulgated

12

under

the

Act,

regardless

of

whether

the

entity

has

secured

13

approval

from

an

individual

to

share

the

individual’s

health

14

information.

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

prevents

a

public

agency

from

purchasing

or

19

collecting

health

information

from

an

entity

that

is

not

20

subject

to

the

federal

Health

Insurance

Portability

and

21

Accountability

Act

of

1996,

regardless

of

whether

the

22

entity

has

secured

approval

from

an

individual

to

share

the

23

individual’s

health

information.

The

bill

defines

health

24

information

and

public

agency.

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