Proof of Vaccination for COVID-19
Iowa COVID-19 Vaccine Proof Ban
Health · Government records
Iowa bars businesses and government entities from requiring customers or visitors to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering, and bars state and local ID cards from showing COVID-19 vaccination status. Screening protocols that do not require vaccine proof are allowed, and health care facilities are exempt.
- Where
- Iowa
- Citation
- Iowa Code ch. 27C (27C.1 to 27C.2; enacted as 27B.1 to 27B.2 by 2021 Acts ch. 141)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2021-05-20
- Enforced by
- State agencies awarding grants and contracts (loss of state funding)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Violators are ineligible for state-funded grants or contracts (27C.2(2)).
- Applies to
- Businesses: sales-tax permit holders, nonprofits, and establishments open to the public or with cover charges or memberships, excluding health care facilities (27C.2(3)(a))
- The state and political subdivisions operating buildings, excluding health care facilities (27C.2(3)(b)); state and local ID card issuers (27C.1)
Practices it requires
- Do not require customers, patrons, clients, patients, or other invitees to furnish proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter the premises; non-proof screening protocols are allowed.Iowa Code 27C.2(1) · Only if: Not a health care facility
- State and local government ID cards may not include COVID-19 vaccination status.Iowa Code 27C.1 · Only if: Government ID issuer
Sources
- Official text
- Iowa Code ch. 27C (Iowa Code 2026, Iowa Legislature)
- 2021 Iowa Acts ch. 141 (HF 889), effective on enactment, approved May 20, 2021
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Research reference, not legal advice.