Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

HF2254 — A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2254.)

Last action — Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 94.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 14, 2026. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 02, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2254.)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1166.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.

  3. Message from House. S.J. 777.

  4. Immediate message. H.J. 887.

  5. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.

  6. Passed House, yeas 70, nays 20. H.J. 886.

  7. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8319. H.J. 886.

  8. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 885.

  9. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.

  10. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8350 to Senate amendment H-8319, yeas 34, nays 56. H.J. 885.

  11. Point of order raised on amendment H-8350 to Senate amendment H-8319, ruled not germane. H.J. 884.

  12. Amendment H-8350 filed. H.J. 884.

  13. Senate amendment H-8319 filed. H.J. 838.

  14. Message from Senate. H.J. 822.

  15. Immediate message. S.J. 740.

  16. Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 2. S.J. 738.

  17. Amendment S-5141 adopted. S.J. 738.

  18. Amendment S-5141 filed. S.J. 683.

  19. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.

  20. Placed on calendar.

  21. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 478.

  22. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  23. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 8:00AM Room 315.

  24. Subcommittee: Dickey, Donahue, and Driscoll. S.J. 418.

  25. Read first time, referred to Workforce. S.J. 374.

  26. Message from House. S.J. 374.

  27. Immediate message. H.J. 395.

  28. Passed House, yeas 70, nays 19. H.J. 388.

  29. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 190.

  30. Withdrawn. H.J. 484.

  31. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2254.

  32. Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 0. Excused, 4. H.J. 180.

  33. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 179.

  34. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  35. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 12:00PM RM 304.

  36. Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Wilburn and Wilz, H. H.J. 98.

  37. Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 94.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HF2254 do?
A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2254.)
Who sponsors HF2254?
HF2254 is sponsored by Taylor R. Collins (Republican).
What is the current status of HF2254?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 14, 2026. It awaits signature.
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