A bill for an act relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and including applicability and effective date provisions.
SSB 3082 creates geographic "Health and Human Services Districts" (HHS districts) across Iowa to coordinate the delivery of health, aging, disability, and volunteer services. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services will designate these districts (initially using existing behavioral health districts) and must review them every seven years, considering factors like population size and service needs. This reorganization aims to streamline service planning and administration within defined regional areas, replacing previous behavioral health district structures with a unified system for broader human services. The bill directly affects state departments, service providers, and communities by changing how services are organized and delivered across the state.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026
Last action Feb 12, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2338.
legislature
Jan 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Jan 28, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:30PM Room G15.
legislature
Jan 28, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee: Warme, Costello, and Trone Garriott.
legislature
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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