Iowa Bills

signed · Iowa · House Jun 27, 2025

HF 189: A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions.

HF 189 allows students enrolled in nonpublic schools (like private or religious schools) to compete in public school athletic programs. The bill establishes eligibility rules for these students to participate in interscholastic sports and competitions organized by public schools. It became law when the Governor signed it on June 6, 2025, directly affecting nonpublic school students and public school athletic departments. The law modifies existing rules to expand participation opportunities for this specific student group.

Topics ✓ Education

signed · Iowa · Senate Jun 27, 2025

SF 647: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents, and including contingent effective date provisions.

SF 647 is a budget bill that allocates state funding to the Department for the Blind, the Department of Education, and the State Board of Regents. It provides financial resources for their day-to-day operations and program delivery. The bill includes specific conditions that determine when certain funding becomes effective. This legislation directly affects these state agencies and the educational services they provide to residents.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

signed · Iowa · Senate Jun 27, 2025

SF 615: A bill for an act relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance modernization fund, and the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities program, and including effective date provisions.

SF 615 adds work requirements for participants in Iowa's health and wellness plan and Medicaid for employed people with disabilities, directly affecting eligible residents receiving these specific public assistance benefits. The bill requires individuals to meet certain work or training hours to maintain eligibility, alongside provisions for related funding mechanisms like the information technology fund and public assistance modernization fund. It became law after the Governor signed it on June 6, 2025, implementing these new eligibility conditions for the specified programs. The policy change modifies existing program rules without altering benefit amounts or creating new programs.

Topics ✗ Healthcare

signed · Iowa · Senate Jun 27, 2025

SF 659: A bill for an act relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers; authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds; providing for properly related matters including crystalline polymorph psilocybin, medical residency and fellowship positions, state membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, student abuse by school employees, modified supplemental amounts for school budgets, wagering taxes, a state fire marshal study, certain legislative interim studies, and 911 emergency communications services; making corrections; and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.

This bill is a broad omnibus measure covering multiple state government and finance topics. While the bill title mentions "911 emergency communications services" as one included provision, the provided context does not specify the exact changes or mechanisms related to this topic. The context lacks details about the bill's concrete policy changes for any provision, including the 911 services. Without specific text describing the 911 provision or other elements, a factual summary of its policy impact cannot be provided. The bill was passed and signed by the Governor as noted in recent actions.

signed · Iowa · Senate Jun 27, 2025

SF 644: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the corrections capital reinvestment fund, and a corrections federal receipts fund, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

SF 644 is a funding bill that allocates state money to key parts of the justice system. It directly provides resources for legal representation for people who cannot afford an attorney (indigent defense), funds for rebuilding or improving correctional facilities (corrections capital reinvestment), and manages federal funds received by the corrections system (corrections federal receipts fund). The bill specifies how these funds are to be used and when the funding takes effect. It was signed into law by the Governor on June 11, 2025.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Criminal Justice

signed · Iowa · House Jun 27, 2025

HF 1038: A bill for an act relating to the opioid settlement fund, making appropriations and disbursements, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

HF 1038 allocates funds from Iowa's opioid settlement to state agencies addressing the opioid crisis, directly affecting programs that provide treatment, prevention, and recovery services. The bill specifies how the money is distributed (disbursed) to eligible state entities and includes rules for when the funding takes effect, including retroactive application for prior periods. It does not change eligibility for the settlement funds but establishes the legal framework for their use. The bill passed unanimously and was signed into law by the Governor on June 6, 2025.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Iowa · House Jun 27, 2025

HF 980: A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers.

HF 980 changes Iowa's unemployment insurance tax system for employers. It reduces the percentage used to calculate taxable wages from 66.66% to 33.33% of the statewide average weekly wage (previously used for maximum benefit calculations), and adjusts the contribution rate tables to lower tax rates for most employers. The bill also requires employers to use any tax savings from these changes to pay employee salaries/benefits or cover seasonal unemployment, rather than keeping the savings. This directly affects all Iowa employers paying unemployment insurance taxes, particularly those with out-of-state workers, by lowering their tax burden under the new structure.

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · Iowa · House Jun 27, 2025

HF 1002: A bill for an act authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers, and making appropriations.

HF 1002 authorizes Minnesota state funding for length-of-service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers. The bill provides specific appropriations to support these programs, allowing communities to recognize members who serve for extended periods. It directly affects eligible volunteer groups by enabling local fire departments, EMS organizations, and law enforcement agencies to offer awards based on years of service. The bill was signed into law by the governor on June 3, 2025, making these funding mechanisms available statewide.

signed · Iowa · House Jun 27, 2025

HF 711: A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, and course of study.

HF 711 updates regulations for barbering and cosmetology professionals and their training programs in Minnesota. It establishes standards for schools, course curricula, and the practice of these arts and sciences, directly affecting licensed practitioners, training institutions, and students. The bill, which passed both chambers and was signed into law by the Governor on June 6, 2025, modifies existing licensing and educational requirements without specifying new fees or penalties.

signed · Iowa · House Jun 18, 2025

HF 972: A bill for an act relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs; establishment of a health care professional incentive program; Medicaid graduate medical education; the health facilities council; and the Iowa health information network, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.

HF 972, now law after Governor's signature on May 28, 2025, establishes a new funding model for Iowa's rural healthcare systems while eliminating several existing health care programs. It removes specific award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs, and creates a new incentive program to attract healthcare professionals to underserved areas. The bill also modifies Medicaid funding for graduate medical education, updates the Health Facilities Council, and addresses the Iowa Health Information Network, with all changes including necessary funding appropriations. These changes directly affect rural health providers, medical training programs, and state health agencies managing these systems.

Topics ✗ Healthcare

in committee · Iowa · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SF 466: A bill for an act providing for disqualification for unemployment benefits due to separation from short-term employment with a fixed end date and including applicability provisions.

This bill disqualifies individuals from receiving unemployment benefits if they leave a short-term job ending within 180 days, provided the employer had a written contract specifying the end date, stating no benefits would be available, and confirming the job concluded as planned. It affects workers in such fixed-term roles and employers who use these contracts, clarifying that this employment won’t count as taxable wages for unemployment tax purposes. Employers can claim refunds for taxes paid on these short-term jobs, and the bill explicitly states contracts cannot waive workers’ rights to unemployment benefits under existing law. The rule applies to employment starting on or after the bill’s effective date.

Topics ✗ Labor & Employment

in committee · Iowa · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SF 128: A bill for an act relating to immunization information requested on a medical examiner report used for investigations.

SF 128 requires medical examiners investigating infant deaths (ages 0-3) to include specific immunization details on their investigation reports. The bill mandates that reports request the date and type of the decedent’s last immunization, including all types if multiple vaccines were administered at once. This change applies only to medical examiner forms used in these specific death investigations. The bill does not alter vaccination requirements or affect families directly, but adds a standard data point for medical examiners to collect during their investigations.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

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