Bills affecting Mental health service user in Iowa — 2026 session

A bill for an act relating to the employment of temporary licensed mental health counselors by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.

A bill for an act relating to mental health services at public institutions of higher education.

A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.

A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a 988 emergency service fund, making an appropriation, and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.

A bill for an act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.(See HF 2292.)

A bill for an act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties.

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; community health centers reimbursement; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization; commitment or hospitalization of certain persons with substance abuse disorders or mental illness; behavioral health expenditure report; and opioid settlement fund; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 777.)

A bill for an act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute. (Formerly HF 2094.)

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.)

A bill for an act exempting a parent's or legal guardian's inability to access appropriate behavioral or mental health treatment for their child from the definition of child abuse. (Formerly HSB 503.) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to subacute mental health care facilities and services, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2220.) Effective date: 04/16/2026.

A bill for an act relating to orders for treatment of persons experiencing psychiatric deterioration.(Formerly HF 123.)

A bill for an act relating to testimony at involuntary commitment hearings by physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners.(Formerly HSB 85.)

A bill for an act relating to state services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, public assistance programs, business fee waivers, substance use disorder programs, mental health and disability services, undergraduate tuition and fees, disabled veteran tax credits, department of natural resources' licenses and fees, civil litigation priority, permit to carry weapons fees, vehicle registration fees, and driver's licenses, making penalties applicable, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 912.)

A bill for an act relating to state services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, public assistance programs, business fee waivers, substance use disorder programs, mental health and disability services, undergraduate tuition and fees, disabled veteran tax credits, department of natural resources' licenses and fees, permit to carry weapons fees, vehicle registration fees, and driver's licenses, making penalties applicable, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 469.)

A bill for an act relating to public school personnel training concerning mental health.

A bill for an act relating to mental health support for corrections officers, and making appropriations.

A bill for an act relating to Medicaid and children's health insurance program coverage for mental health services provided in school-based settings.

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization's premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1171; See SF 620, SF 641.)