The Heartbeat Bill goes into effect Monday!

The injunction on the Heartbeat Bill has been rescinded, allowing it to, at long last, go into effect Monday, July 29th, at 8AM! As you can see from the graphic above, that’s just about a month since the Supreme Court affirmed the law.

District Court Judge, Jeffrey Farrell, so ordered enforcement of the Heartbeat Law. Here is what he said:

On July 17, 2023, the district court granted plaintiffs’ application for a temporary injunction staying enforcement of 2023 HF 732 (codified as Iowa Code chapter 146E (2023). On June 28, 2024, the Iowa Supreme Court entered a ruling reversing the district court and remanding the case to dissolve the temporary injunction and continue with further proceedings.

As per a status conference last Friday, July 19, 2024, I discussed the timing of the dissolution once procedendo was issued by the supreme court. Plaintiffs’ counsel suggested the following Monday after the district court has the opportunity to issue an order to allow some time for medical providers to receive notice of the dissolution. Defense counsel offered no definitive answer on the timing question. Plaintiffs’ proposal is reasonable to ensure that everyone is on fair notice as to when

enforcement of the statute may begin.

The supreme court issued procedendo today. Accordingly, the temporary injunction shall be deemed dissolved effective 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2024, and the law may be fully enforced.