A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.

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Removed the Governor's veto message explaining that transferring federal Coronavirus Relief funds violates federal law and would require returning funds to the U.S. Treasury.

Removed the Governor's objection to a tax credit provision that would exempt a specific HMO from a new tax, citing risks to federal Medicaid funding.

Removed the Governor's objection to a new 'civil litigation abuse' cause of action, noting concerns about unintended liability exposure and inconsistency with other states.

Added the full statutory text of House File 2800, including the sections previously vetoed, replacing the veto letter entirely.

The Governor vetoed a provision that would have transferred unspent Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) money to the state's information technology fund, citing that federal law prohibits moving these funds unless they are used for eligible COVID-19 response costs.

The Governor vetoed a provision that would have restricted how the department of health and human services uses its information technology fund, arguing the restriction would leave the department unable to maintain necessary IT operations.

The Governor vetoed a new cause of action for 'civil litigation abuse,' noting that it conflicts with existing common law, creates legal uncertainty, and could increase the state's liability exposure.

The Governor vetoed a provision that would have exempted Iowa's largest HMO from a new health care access tax credit, arguing this undermines the integrity of the tax structure and risks losing over $120 million in federal funding.