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IA SF2397

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Liz Bennett

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Public agencies in Iowa would be prohibited from purchasing or collecting health information from entities not subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996

  • The prohibition applies regardless of whether the non-HIPAA entity has obtained individual consent to share the person's health information

  • "Health information" is defined by reference to 45 C.F.R. §160.103, the federal HIPAA regulatory definition

  • "Public agency" is defined by reference to existing Iowa Code section 22A.1

  • Sponsored by Senators Bennett, Wahls, Weiner, and Townsend and would create new Iowa Code chapter 22B.1

Legislative Description

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.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Sweeney, Trone Garriott, and Webster. S.J. 331.

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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