2012 – SSB3022 changed to SF2154/HSB507 Naturopathic Doctor licensing bill
Opposed Tabled

2011 – SSB 1066, SF 293 Licensure of Naturopathic Doctors
Opposed, Tabled

2008 – SF 2168 Safe Harbor Exemption health freedom bill
Supported; Tabled.

2004-2007 – Safe Harbor Exemption health freedom bills
Supported; Tabled

The 2011 session in Iowa has brought forth a licensing bill for Naturopathic Physicians and Iowa health freedom advocates are opposing the bill as written and have drafted amendments to the bill to ensure that unlicensed traditional naturopaths, herbalists, homeopaths and many other unlicensed healers are exempted from the licensing bill. Iowa Health Freedom Coalition is the face of health freedom at the Iowa capitol and they have been focusing on public education in the past year. In 2009 they introduced a safe harbor exemption bill HF855. They also worked on mercury free vaccine legislation, and on protection of children from Teen Screening. Sadly, the Chairman of the Health and Human Services committee in the House refused to give the safe harbor bill a hearing, blocking it from Committee discussions and votes. The bill would have exempted unlicensed practitioners such as herbalists, traditional naturopaths, homeopaths, and many natural health care providers from existing law of criminal charges of practicing medicine without a license. Freedom advocates continue to educate and teach Iowa legislators the power and common sense solution that a safe harbor would be for Iowa consumers and natural health care practitioners.

State/Bill Number:
2013 Iowa Senate File No. 194

Subject:
GMO – label all

Position:
Support

Alert:
YES

Status:
Not Passed – end of session

Link:
http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/linc/85/external/SF194_Introduced.pdf

State/Bill Number:
2013 Iowa House File No. 463

Subject:
GMO – label all

Position:
Support

Alert:
YES

Status:
Not Passed – end of session

Link:
http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/linc/85/external/HF463_Introduced.pdf