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died · Iowa · House May 14, 2025

HF 1054: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the Iowa economic development authority and the department of workforce development, including tax credit limits, the major economic growth attraction program, layoffs and facility closures, the brownfield redevelopment fund, and the Iowa economic emergency fund; creation of the business incentives for growth program, the seed investor tax credit program, the Iowa film production incentive program, the research and development tax credit program, and the sustainable aviation fuel production tax credit program; elimination of the high quality jobs program, the investments in qualifying businesses tax credit, employer child care tax credits, assistive device tax credits, endow Iowa tax credits, and research activities tax credits; and including effective date provisions and criminal penalties.

HF 1054 overhauls Iowa's economic development initiatives by creating new programs and eliminating several existing tax credits. It establishes new programs like the Business Incentives for Growth Program, a Seed Investor Tax Credit, an Iowa Film Production Incentive, and new programs for Research and Development and Sustainable Aviation Fuel production. Concurrently, the bill eliminates existing tax credits for high quality jobs, investments in qualifying businesses, employer child care, assistive devices, and previous research activities. A key provision sets an aggregate annual limit of $170 million for certain tax credits and outlines how these funds are allocated among the various economic development programs.

Topics ✗ Labor & Employment

died · Iowa · Senate May 14, 2025

SF 650: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including county payment for district court furnishings, establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund, and eliminating the sports tourism marketing program and fund, and including effective date provisions.

SF 650 proposes to appropriate funds from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund and the Technology Reinvestment Fund to various state entities for specific projects. Key allocations include funding for water quality initiatives, renewable fuel infrastructure, maintenance and demolition projects for state buildings, and community development. The bill also aims to establish the Iowa Major Events and Tourism Program and Fund, while eliminating the existing sports tourism marketing program. Additionally, it addresses county payments for district court furnishings.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

died · Iowa · House May 14, 2025

HF 617: A bill for an act modifying public improvements relating to housing and residential development in urban renewal areas, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

HF 617 modifies rules for public improvements related to housing and residential development in certain urban renewal areas within cities. The bill increases the minimum required assistance for low and moderate income family housing in these projects from 10% to 20% of the original project cost. It also extends the period for dividing tax revenues (tax increment financing) for these specific projects from 10 to 20 fiscal years. Additionally, the bill expands the definition of "low and moderate income family housing" for these projects to include workforce housing, and updates the general definition of "low or moderate income families" within the relevant code chapter. These changes apply to projects approved on or after the bill's enactment.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Housing

died · Iowa · House May 14, 2025

HF 1014: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

House File 1014 proposes various changes related to the Department of Health and Human Services, primarily affecting child foster care and administrative services organizations. The bill updates definitions and policies for child foster care, explicitly recognizing licensed relatives and "fictive kin" as foster care providers. It also grants licensed foster care providers decision-making authority for children in their care under the "reasonable and prudent parent standard." Additionally, the bill modifies rules concerning employees of administrative services organizations and limits their ability to serve as patient advocates for involuntarily hospitalized individuals.

died · Iowa · House May 14, 2025

HF 757: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

HF 757 addresses various matters under the purview of the Department of Health and Human Services, primarily impacting child foster care and administrative services organizations (ASOs). The bill clarifies the role and decision-making authority of individual licensed foster parents, enabling them to apply the "reasonable and prudent parent standard" for children in their care. It also updates definitions related to foster care, including "fictive kin" and "foster family homes." Additionally, the bill includes employees of ASOs in certain provisions and restricts them from serving as patient advocates in involuntary hospitalization cases.

died · Iowa · Senate May 13, 2025

SF 618: 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.

SF 618 proposes to overhaul Iowa's health care system by establishing a new "hub-and-spoke" funding model designed to improve rural health care delivery. The bill eliminates several existing health care-related award, grant, and loan repayment programs previously administered by state agencies. These programs are replaced by a new, consolidated "health care professional incentive program," which will offer loan repayments for eligible federal student loans. The legislation includes transition provisions to ensure that current participants in the eliminated programs continue to receive their contracted benefits.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Iowa · Senate May 13, 2025

SF 652: A bill for an act relating to economic development and housing by modifying provisions concerning economic development programs and modifying provisions concerning Iowa’s urban renewal law, and including applicability provisions.

SF 652 modifies Iowa's economic development programs and urban renewal laws, primarily focusing on housing initiatives. It broadens the definition of "economic development" to include workforce housing and allows urban renewal funds to be used for low and moderate-income family housing. The bill adjusts how certain property taxes, including some school district levies, are allocated in urban renewal areas. It also introduces limitations on the amount of tax revenue municipalities can retain from urban renewal areas over time and sets specific requirements for housing projects within these areas, including a minimum for low and moderate-income housing.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Housing

died · Iowa · Senate May 13, 2025

SF 630: A bill for an act relating to state government, including matters under the purview of the department of management and state membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.

This bill modifies state government operations, primarily affecting the Department of Management and other state agencies. It establishes the use and funding of a technology reinvestment fund for state information technology projects, outlining criteria for project prioritization and specific annual appropriations. The bill also updates background check requirements for state IT staff, increasing the frequency of national criminal history checks to every five years. Furthermore, it prohibits certain terms in state contracts that could violate the Iowa Constitution or be unilaterally changed without state knowledge.

Topics ✓ Technology

died · Iowa · Senate May 13, 2025

SF 614: A bill for an act relating to the administration of the tax by the department of revenue by modifying provisions related to personal income, property, sales and use, motor fuel, and inheritance taxes, changing tax expenditure reviews, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

SF 614 proposes several changes to tax administration across various tax types. It allows the Department of Revenue to disclose tax information to law enforcement agencies if there is evidence of intentional tax evasion. The bill also modifies deadlines for property tax refunds and clarifies the process for extensions on property tax relief claims, affecting property owners. Additionally, it clarifies the definition of "held" for the farm tenancy income tax exclusion and aligns state audit procedures for pass-through entities with federal tax code provisions.

died · Iowa · House May 13, 2025

HF 1043: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and providing penalties.

HF 1043 is an appropriations bill that allocates state funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, to state government entities involved in agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection. It provides funding to the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for its general operations, regulatory functions, and various programs. Key provisions include appropriations for dairy regulation, local food and farm initiatives, agricultural education, and support for a program assisting farmers with disabilities. The bill also dedicates funds for motor fuel inspection, the butchery innovation program, and the foreign animal disease preparedness fund.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Environment

died · Iowa · House May 13, 2025

HF 1045: 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.

HF 1045 is an appropriations bill that allocates state funds to various parts of the education system for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. It provides funding for the Department for the Blind, the Department of Education, and the State Board of Regents. Key provisions include specific appropriations for programs such as career and technical education, early childhood services like Birth to Age Three and Early Head Start projects, and initiatives supporting student assessment and work-based learning. The bill also mandates a report from the Department of Education on antibullying programming.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

died · Iowa · House May 13, 2025

HF 1042: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster care, child and dependent adult abuse, internal audit and examination information, and the region incentive fund in the mental health and disability services regional service fund, health maintenance organization’s premium tax, and making appropriations and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

This bill addresses various matters under the purview of the Department of Health and Human Services. It introduces new definitions related to mental health and disability services, such as "disability access point," and modifies who can serve as an advocate for involuntarily hospitalized patients, excluding certain affiliated employees. For child foster care, the bill updates terminology to explicitly include "individual licensees" and "approved kinship caregivers." These caregivers are granted decision-making authority under the "reasonable and prudent parent standard" for children in their care, and eligibility for extended foster care is updated to reflect these roles.

Topics ✓ Healthcare