Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF180: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience
Status: Passed one chamber, March 26, 2025
An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1887XS (4) lh/ko S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 139A.27 Medical service refusal ---- reasons of conscience. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. "Medical service" means a biologic, vaccine, drug, pharmaceutical, medical device, gene therapy, DNA-based product, or RNA-based product. b. "Political subdivision" means the same as defined in section 145A.2. c. "Public official" means an officer, employee, or duly authorized agent or representative or a state agency or political subdivision, agency, board, commission, office, department, institution, division, bureau, or other entity of state government. 2. If a medical service has been declared a countermeasure under the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, as amended, or the United States food and drug administration has issued an emergency use authorization for a medical service, an individual, for reasons of conscience including but not limited to religious convictions, may refuse the medical service. 3. If an individual refuses a medical service pursuant to subsection 2, a business, employer, health care provider, person, political subdivision, public official, or other entity shall not do the following: a. Deny an individual employment or terminate the individual's employment. b. …
Sponsors
- Kevin Alons (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Rereferred to Judiciary. H.J. 1222 .
- : Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928 .
- : Placed on calendar. H.J. 885 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. H.J. 885 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 885 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 8:15AM RM 102.
- : Subcommittee: Wheeler, Holt and Srinivas. H.J. 873 .
- : Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 850 .
- : Message from Senate. H.J. 817 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 885 . (April 2, 2025): 14 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Passed Senate , yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 646 . (March 26, 2025): 32 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 424 . (March 5, 2025): 14 yea, 6 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SF180?
- SF180 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience.
- What does SF180 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience.
- What is the status of SF180?
- Passed one chamber as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Rereferred to Judiciary. H.J. 1222 . (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF180?
- Kevin Alons (R, 7).
- Where is the official record for SF180?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0180&ga=91
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