SF 626: A bill for an act relating to federal moneys and regulations, including the appropriation of federal moneys made available from federal block grants and other nonstate sources, the allocation of portions of federal block grants, the procedures if federal moneys or federal block grants are more or less than anticipated, and the authorization of certain city regulations when required under federal law, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. - Iowa

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted Marked Up · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was converted from a formal legislative format into a letter transmittal document, with the original bill content being replaced by a cover letter from the Governor to the Secretary of State. The substantive policy provisions regarding federal funding allocations for substance abuse, mental health, maternal and child health, and preventive health services were removed and replaced with administrative correspondence.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from an enacted legislative act to a transmittal letter that references the bill but does not contain the operative legal text.

FISCAL

All specific appropriation amounts for substance abuse, mental health, maternal and child health, and preventive health programs were removed from the text.

REQUIREMENT

All operational requirements for how funds must be spent, including percentages for prevention programs, treatment services, and administrative expenses, were removed.

TECHNICAL

A transmittal letter from Governor Kim Reynolds to the Secretary of State was added, formally transmitting Senate File 626 for approval.

The document structure changed from a multi-section legislative act to a single-page letter format.

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Jun 11, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line vertical layout to a standard horizontal paragraph format, making it more readable and consistent with typical legislative documents. No substantive policy changes were made to funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or program requirements.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document layout from vertical single-line formatting to standard multi-line paragraph formatting for improved readability.

Reprinted Marked Up → Reprinted · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a handwritten-style markup to a clean printed version, with minor text corrections and improved formatting. The substantive policy content regarding federal funding allocations for substance abuse, mental health, and maternal/child health services remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed handwritten-style markup, signatures, and formatting artifacts from the original version to produce a clean, professional legislative text.

Corrected minor text errors such as 'offederal' to 'of federal' and 'Smelly' to 'Sincerely' in the governor's signature block.

Reorganized the bill structure from a single-column layout to a standard two-column format with proper line numbering for legislative tracking.

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 11, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a signed enrolled version with governor's signature to a clean enrolled version ready for publication. Substantive policy changes include increased substance abuse funding from $7.75M to $14.1M per fiscal year, new requirements for community mental health services allocation (95% minimum), and new distribution rules requiring 70% of mental health funds go to accredited centers for specific services.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on federal block grant appropriations and regulations, but the specific funding amounts and allocation requirements for mental health services have been significantly expanded.

FISCAL

Substance abuse appropriations increased from $7,754,083 to $14,116,120 per federal fiscal year

REQUIREMENT

New requirement that 95% of community mental health block grant funds must be allocated for eligible services

New requirement that 70% of mental health funds be distributed to accredited community mental health centers for specific services

New quarterly reporting and distribution requirements for mental health center funding

TECHNICAL

Removed governor's signature and formatting changes from signed version to clean enrolled version

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 3 edits · Jun 11, 2025

MINOR

The bill was converted from a draft legislative text to an official signed enrolled bill format, including the addition of Governor Kim Reynolds' signature and official letterhead. The substantive policy content regarding federal fund appropriations for substance abuse, mental health, maternal/child health, and preventive health services remains unchanged.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; this is a formatting and procedural update reflecting the bill's final passage and signature.

TECHNICAL

Added Governor Kim Reynolds' signature block, date (June 11, 2025), and official letterhead to the document.

Included a formal transmittal letter from the Governor to the Secretary of State approving the Senate File 626.

Converted the legislative text from a line-by-line markup format to a clean, formatted bill layout with proper section headers and spacing.

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