Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

HF2543 — A bill for an act relating to mental health care, including subacute mental health care facility requirements; admission to and discharge from a subacute mental health care facility; employment requirements at a subacute mental health care facility; insurance coverage for subacute mental health care; and the establishment of a psychiatric medical institution for children bed tracking system, and providing penalties and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2543.)

Last action — Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 185.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    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 30, 2026. It awaits signature.

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

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to mental health care, including subacute mental health care facility requirements; admission to and discharge from a subacute mental health care facility; employment requirements at a subacute mental health care facility; insurance coverage for subacute mental health care; and the establishment of a psychiatric medical institution for children bed tracking system, and providing penalties and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2543.)

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1160.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1160.

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

  4. Immediate message. H.J. 887.

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

  6. Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. H.J. 881.

  7. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8281. H.J. 881.

  8. Senate amendment H-8281 filed. H.J. 804.

  9. Message from Senate. H.J. 789.

  10. Immediate message. S.J. 703.

  11. Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 700.

  12. Amendment S-5145 adopted. S.J. 699.

  13. Substituted for SF 2202. S.J. 699.

  14. Amendment S-5145 filed. S.J. 695.

  15. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599.

  16. Read first time, attached to SF 2202. S.J. 440.

  17. Message from House. S.J. 440.

  18. Immediate message. H.J. 483.

  19. Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. H.J. 482.

  20. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 306.

  21. Withdrawn. H.J. 614.

  22. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2543.

  23. Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 0. Excused, 3. H.J. 282.

  24. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 282.

  25. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  26. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/10/2026 8:45AM RM 304.

  27. Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Johnson, C. and Johnson, R. H.J. 197.

  28. Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 185.

Sponsors

  • MOHR and A. MEYER · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • MOHR and A. MEYER

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HF2543 do?
A bill for an act relating to mental health care, including subacute mental health care facility requirements; admission to and discharge from a subacute mental health care facility; employment requirements at a subacute mental health care facility; insurance coverage for subacute mental health care; and the establishment of a psychiatric medical institution for children bed tracking system, and providing penalties and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2543.)
Who sponsors HF2543?
HF2543 is sponsored by MOHR and A. MEYER.
What is the current status of HF2543?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 30, 2026. It awaits signature.
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