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Bill Number: HF626
Title: Non-Medical Switching-Prescription Drugs
Description:

Ensures that health insurance providers do not obstruct individuals from accessing necessary prescription medications, particularly when they are stable on a specific treatment recommended by their healthcare provider. It prohibits actions by insurers that may restrict coverage or escalate costs for these individuals, while permitting substitutions or adjustments to covered medications under specific circumstances. Additionally, it outlines regulations and mechanisms for enforcement. It affirms the authority of healthcare providers to prescribe alternative medications when deemed medically necessary and allows insurers to modify their lists of covered medications accordingly. These regulations apply to health plans in the state commencing or continuing after January 1, 2024.

Status: Senate Unfinished Business Calendar
Category: Insurance
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2232
Title: Interpreter/Transliterator Employers
Description:

Proposes that employers who provide interpreting or transliterating services to their employees can obtain a license from the board of sign language interpreters and transliterators. Additionally, employees of licensed employers can offer these services without needing their own individual license, as long as they meet the necessary licensure requirements. The bill mandates the board to establish rules governing the licensure process, including application, approval, suspension, reinstatement, renewal, and revocation of licenses issued to employers.

Status: Senate Unfinished Business Calendar
Category: Accessibility
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2364
Title: State Park Accessibility
Description:

Requires the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to create recommendations to make state parks more accessible for people with disabilities and advertise those changes on their website. 

Status: Senate Unfinished Business Calendar
Category: Accessibility
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2390
Title: DIAL Duties
Description:

Broadens the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing's (DIAL) ability to report regulatory offenses alongside criminal offenses, allows sharing of dependent adult abuse findings with relevant authorities, and removes a notification requirement before completing abuse investigations. Ensures consistency in definitions across relevant legal codes. Changes language throughout, replacing "alleged dependent adult abuser" with "alleged perpetrator of dependent adult abuse".

Status: Sent to Governor
Category: Other
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2397
Title: Mental Health Transportation
Description:

Allows ambulance service programs to transport individuals in the midst of a mental health crisis to designated mental health access centers. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to assist in payments to these service programs for transporting individuals to mental health access centers, matching the payment amounts allowed for transporting individuals to hospital emergency departments.

Status: Senate Unfinished Business Calendar
Category: Behavioral/Mental Health
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2404
Title: HHS Matters
Description:

Division 1 - Establishes penalties for unauthorized disclosure of adoption information, excepting department staff who share the information internally in order to provide services for the child. 
Division 2 - Expands the definition of exploitation in regard to dependant adult abuse to include actions such as theft, undue influence, harassment, and deception. Allows courts to access records in cases of suspected dependant adult abuse or financial exploitation and extends this to tribal courts and cases involving Native American individuals.
Division 3 - Requires juvenile courts to reveal specific confidential records to HHS for their review. 
Division 4 - Requires certain professionals to complete two hours of core training on identifying and reporting abuse within six months of starting relevant employment. Additionally, they must undertake at least two hours of further training every three years. Licensing boards overseeing these professionals must ensure compliance with these training mandates for licensure and renewal, with provisions for waivers in certain circumstances like military duty, hardship, or practicing outside the state.

Status: Senate Floor, Second Time
Amendments: Senate Amendment (H-8230): Allows HHS to establish health care coordination and intervention teams reimbursed by Medicaid to conduct individual case reviews to determine whether additional health services or interventions may be appropriate for an individual's care needs. The team would review cases involving individuals with complex conditions who are in need of urgent placement and services, but could also include others. These reviews could be initiated by HHS or a provider (which includes health care providers, mental health professionals, and substance use professionals). Effective upon enactment.
Category: Government
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2466
Title: Secretary of State's Election Clean-Up
Description:

Changes the deadline for voter registration forms to the next business day after Thanksgiving or when election offices are open. The bill requires thorough training for all election staff before each election, not just for primary and general elections as before. The state election commissioner sets rules for this training, and county commissioners must confirm their offices met requirements within 20 days after each election. The bill also introduces rules for recounts, requiring detailed reports signed by most board members and allowing for corrections. It updates rules on absentee ballots, precinct-specific ballot styles, and the meeting date for presidential electors. Finally, it makes technical adjustments for candidate withdrawals in school district elections to ensure consistency and accuracy.

Status: Senate Unfinished Business Calendar
Category: Voting & Elections
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: SF2376
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2488
Title: Prior Authorizations
Description:

Requires a utilization review organization to respond to a request for a prior authorization within 48 hours for urgent requests and 10 days for non-urgent requests, with some exceptions. Utilization review organizations work with healthcare providers and insurance companies to evaluate the medical necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of healthcare services provided to patients. Requires utilization review organizations to annually review all healthcare services requiring authorization and eliminate unnecessary requirements for routinely approved services. Complaints regarding organizational compliance can be directed to the insurance division, though they won't be considered public records.

Status: House Floor, Second Time
Amendments: Senate Committee Amendment: Added in the Patient's Right to Save Act, which did not make the funnel deadline on the House side (SF 2381).
Category: Health Care
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2550
Title: Reorganization 2.0
Description:

Makes the following changes to organization, structure, and functions of state and local governments and adjusts code to to reflect these changes.

Division 1 -- Department of Natural Resources (DNR) -- grants the director of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the authority to designate specific children from the state training school to carry out tasks for the DNR within state parks, game and forest areas, and other DNR-controlled lands. Eliminates the requirement for DNR to offer permanent housing to these children.
Division 2 -- Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) -- states that the workers’ compensation commissioner serves at the governor's discretion rather than having a fixed term. Removes the requirement for full-time executive directors for certain boards and allows for the appointment of one individual to serve as executive director for multiple boards. Adjusts the handling of contractor registration fees, consolidating them into a single fund and repealing a related fund. Revises fee-setting procedures for health-related professional boards, granting oversight to the DIAL and requiring annual reviews to ensure fees cover expenses and are comparable to those in other states. Corrects a reference in the state plumbing code and expands the definition of licensing boards to include the real estate appraiser examining board. Aligns references in various sections with recent updates to the department's structure.
Division 3 -- Department of Transportation (DOT) -- transfers the rulemaking authority for safety regulations regarding the movement of implements of husbandry and animal-drawn vehicles on roadways from the DOT to the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Changes the deadline for presenting the DOT's proposed budget to the state transportation commission. Grants the DOT director authority to establish divisions within the DOT as needed. Specifies the DOT's responsibility for departmental operations, planning, programming, highway programs, modal programs, and enforcement activities. 
Division 4 -- Department of Education  (DE) -- gives the DE director authority to assign duties to various divisions within DE and allows for the reassignment of specific responsibilities within DE from July 1, 2024. Modifies salary and benefit handling for full-time salaried employees working less than 12 months per year and permits the employment of hourly staff for less than 12 months annually, with specific wage and benefit protocols outlined. Extends certain extracurricular contract and coaching endorsement provisions to employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program and employees of the Iowa school for the deaf. Introduces a new code section exempting salaried employees of these programs from vacation leave provisions, instead providing for the accrual of personal leave days. References to "professional" staff are replaced with "salaried" staff. Applies procedures regarding staff discretion and dismissal to salaried staff.
Division 5 -- Department of Corrections (DOC) -- clarifies the governing body when a reserve peace officer is employed by the state of Iowa. Removes certain language related to employees of judicial district departments of correctional services due to their integration into the DOC. Community-based corrections facilities under the DOC's responsibilities for offender control, treatment, and rehabilitation. Adjusts provisions regarding district directors' duties, authority, and compensation. Modifies the coordination between the DOC and judicial district departments for inmate quartering and supervision after working hours. 
Division 6 -- Department of Revenue (DOR) -- specifies that the Iowa Lottery Division is a division within DOR. Changes various provisions governing the duties of the Iowa Lottery administrator, including reporting requirements and board meeting procedures. Grants the DOR the authority to operate self-service kiosks for lottery ticket distribution and adjust distribution requirements accordingly. Makes adjustments to sections regarding lottery retailer selection, license handling, prize awards, and security protocols, replacing outdated terms and clarifying responsibilities. Establishes an exception for the Iowa Lottery Division within DOR's authority to establish, abolish, and consolidate divisions. 
Division 7 -- Iowa Department of Workforce Development (IWD) --  includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Program, which is jointly administered with HHS, in the list of programs managed by the IWD. Removes the requirement for community colleges to jointly implement adult education and literacy programs with IWD. However, IWD is still mandated to consult with community colleges when establishing standards and adopting rules for administering the program.
Division 8 -- Department of Public Safety (DPS) -- removes the requirement for the director of the Office of Drug Control Policy to submit an annual report to the governor and general assembly by November 1 of each year regarding activities and programs related to drug enforcement, substance use disorder treatment, and prevention and education programs. 
Division 9 -- Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Reports -- requires the IEDA director to submit an annual report to the authority board and the general assembly by January 31 each year detailing their activities from the previous fiscal year. Requires the IFA director to submit a similar annual report to the governor and general assembly by January 15 each year.
Division 10 -- Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Programs -- removes requirements for the IEDA to run certain internship programs and shifts this responsibility to the Iowa Department of Workforce Development. Ensures that any internships or financial aid awarded by the IEDA before the change remains valid under the new setup.
Division 11 -- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -- removes the requirement for the council to approve or disapprove licensing applications and related cases. Transfers certain licensing responsibilities for substance use disorder programs from the council to HHS. Updates confidentiality provisions for program records and specifies individuals and officials who may access confidential information. Adjusts procedures for debt setoffs and empowers the HHS director to engage in specific real estate activities. Modifies the process for people who owe child support to withdraw their objections by allowing written requests to be submitted to child support services.
Division 12 -- State Salaries of Appointed State Officers -- Establishes salary ranges for certain appointed state officers for fiscal years starting from July 1, 2024. Specifies that the governor shall set salaries for nonelected individuals appointed within the executive branch of state government. Salary determination considers factors such as the person's experience, changes in job duties, performance, and subordinate salaries. However, certain positions have salary determination responsibilities assigned to specific entities. 
Division 13 -- Office for State-Federal Relations -- Removes the requirement for the office to be situated in Washington, D.C., and instead states that the State-Federal Relations Office is administratively attached to the Office of the Governor.
Division 14 -- Historical Sites -- Removes the requirement for state agencies owning historical sites, except the state board of regents, to enter agreements with the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) for site management. Instead, it mandates DAS to consult with the state historic preservation officer when establishing standards and criteria for historical property acquisition and preservation. Adds developing preservation standards for historical sites to the duties of the state historic preservation officer. Requires state agencies owning historical sites to consult with the preservation officer before making modifications that could affect the site's listing on the national register of historic places and allows them to enter agreements with the preservation officer for site management. 
Division 15 -- Department of Management -- Mandates DOM to oversee a statewide integrated justice information system. Shifts responsibilities from HHS to DOM for maintaining an Iowa statistical analysis center, an Iowa correctional policy project, and a multi agency information system for juvenile and adult court records.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: House Ways & Means Committee
Amendments: Senate bill is on Senate Calendar
Category: Government
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: SF2377
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2574
Title: State Boards/Commissions
Description:

Makes numerous changes to state boards, commissions, committees, councils, and other state government entities.

Status: House Unfinished Business Calendar
Category: Government
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: SF2385
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2589
Title: Work Without Worry
Description:

The Work Without Worry bill aims to ensure that employed individuals with disabilities can access Medicaid benefits regardless of their wages, removing barriers to employment. It proposes raising the income limit to 450% of the Federal Poverty Level and eliminating asset limits, allowing individuals to save money without losing Medicaid coverage. The bill eliminates the "marriage penalty" by only counting the earnings of the person with a disability.  The Right to Repair bill was added into this bill. It eliminates the requirement a person get a prescription before seeking prior authorization for a complex rehabilitation technology repair.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: House Appropriations Committee
Category: Medicaid
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Support
Bill Number: HF2610
Title: Election Law Changes
Description:

Division 1 -- Address Confidentiality Program -- Allows the Secretary of State to use the Address Confidentiality program to send mail to a person at a shelter. The Secretary of State can cancel registration in the Address Confidentiality Program if they receive credible information that the registrant has died. Allows registrant mail to be held for up to 30 days.
Division 2 -- Candidate Eligibility Objections -- Objections to federal candidate eligibility are limited to residency, age, or citizenship requirements in the U.S. Constitution. 
Division 3 -- Ranked Choice Voting -- Bans ranked choice voting and instant runoff voting procedures.
Division 4 -- Absent Voters -- Bans the use of ballot drop boxes. Requires ballots to be returned sealed in multiple envelopes in a specific order. Absentee voters must write their voter identification number on a specific envelope. Shortens the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned to the commissioners office to 5pm the day before election day. 
Division 5 -- People Allowed in Voting Booths -- Prohibits candidates from being in a voting booth with a voter, even if they are assisting them. 
Division 6 -- Voter Registration Database Pilot Program -- Requires the Secretary of State to contract with a 3rd-party vendor to develop a pilot program to allow the state registrar to verify voter registration records. 
Division 7 -- County Hospital Board of Trustees -- Changes Broadlawns trustee terms from 6 year long to 4 year long terms. This change does not impact those currently elected.

Status: Senate Unfinished Business Calendar
Category: Voting & Elections
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: SF2380
Client's Position: Opposed
Bill Number: HF2612
Title: AEA/Special Education Reform (House Version)
Description:

Charges Iowa Department of Education (DE) to oversee AEA operations, beginning July 1, 2025. Creates a Division of Special Eduation in DE (13 employees plus 5 employees located in each AEA). Makes local AEA Boards advisory. Permits AEAs to provide evidence-based professional development services within their AEA boundary. Requires AEA administrators be licensed teachers with either a special education endorsement or special education suppor t authorization. Caps AEA administrator salaries at average salary of school administrators within the AEA boundaries.  Requires AEA to establish collaborative relationships with other community agencies. Sets up an AEA Task Force to make further recommendations. Makes changes to AEA funding beginning 7/1/2025 (100% special education goes to schools and schools must use their designated AEA; media services fully fee-for-service (all goes to schools); 100% professional development goes to schools for first year then becomes fully fee for service on 7/1/2026). Bill summary at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fjBdDTtw4UMc7731FX-lPYBRKy_NnBRtiUquU8_f1jk/edit. Signed by governor March 27, 2024.

Status: Signed
Category: Education
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2631
Title: Therapeutic Classroom Incentive Fund
Description:

Reallocates any unspent funds from the Department of Education's allocation, originally designated for reimbursing school districts' transportation costs linked to therapeutic classroom services. Instead of returning these unspent funds, the bill authorizes them to be deposited into the Therapeutic Classroom Incentive Fund. The Department of Education then determines how to allocate these remaining funds, utilizing them to provide grants to school districts under the Therapeutic Classroom Incentive Grant Program. This program aims to enhance or expand therapeutic classroom services for students with emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs.

Status: Senate Floor with Companion
Category: Education
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: SF2189
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2634
Title: Housing Trust Fund
Description:

Removes the current $7 million annual cap on the amount of Real Estate Transfer Tax funds that can be transferred to the Housing Trust Fund. 

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Category: Housing
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2655
Title: Property Tax Assessments
Description:

Changes property tax assessment limitations for commercial child care facilities.  Takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to January 1, 2024. This bill is identical to the Governor's tax bill (SSB3038), Division VI, the Childcare Facility Property Tax Assessment Limitations.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Category: Taxes
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HF2667
Title: Iowa ABLE Savings
Description:

The bill increases the maximum yearly deduction for contributions to a beneficiary's 529 or IAble account to $5,500 and exempts direct transfers to Roth individual retirement accounts from state income tax. It also sets rules for dealing with abandoned virtual currency and lets the treasurer decline some types while selling abandoned ones.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Amendments: SF2236 in Senate Ways & Means Committee
Category: Other
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HR106
Title: Marfan Syndrome Awareness
Description:

Designates February 2024 as Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month in Iowa. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder affecting connective tissue, crucial for the body's structure. It impacts around 1 in 5,000 people, regardless of race or ethnicity, often inherited from parents. Early recognition of symptoms, like elongated limbs and heart issues, is vital. While there's no cure, treatments exist, including medication and surgery. Organizations like the Michael Henter Foundation raise awareness. The resolution emphasizes the need for public awareness to enable early diagnosis and eventual cure discovery. It requests sending a copy to relevant foundations to support their efforts.

Status: House Floor
Category: Other
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HSB741
Title: Easy Enrollment Health Care
Description:

Establishes an easy enrollment health care coverage program that utilizes the state income tax form.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: House Ways & Means Committee
Category: Health Care
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HSB743
Title: Prior Authorization Reimbursement
Description:

Requires Medicaid MCOs to pay providers 100 percent of items or services for which prior authorization was obtained.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: House Ways & Means Committee
Category: Medicaid
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: HSB744
Title: Complex Rehab Technology Reimbursement
Description:

Prohibits Medicaid from requiring a prescription or a face-to-face visit for reimbursement of complex rehabilitation technology repairs if previously prescribed or reimbursed.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: House Ways & Means Committee
Category: Medicaid
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Support
Bill Number: SF295
Title: Guardianships/Conservatorships
Description:

Makes changes to requirements for adult and minor guardianships and conservatorships. Gives juvenile court exclusive jurisdiction in guardianship proceedings of a minor. Makes provisions for court visitors, recording of hearings, temporary guardianships, background checks, and reporting for guardians and conservators.

Status: Sent to Governor
Category: Other
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SF2057
Title: Elderly/Disabled Property Tax Credit
Description:

Proposes an increase in the maximum allowable property taxes considered for calculating the elderly and disabled property tax credit or rent reimbursement. The adjustment raises the limit from $1,000 to $2,000. This change applies to claimants who are under 70 years of age and have household incomes below 250 percent of the federal poverty level. These revisions will take effect on January 1, 2025, for claims filed on or after that date under the relevant section of the tax code.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Category: Taxes
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SF2096
Title: Gender Balance Requirements
Description:

Repeals gender balance requirements for appointed local and state government boards, councils, commissions.

Status: Sent to Governor
Category: Government
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Undecided
Bill Number: SF2159
Title: Biomarker Testing Coverage
Description:

Requires health insurance, including private and Medicaid, to cover biomarker testing when it is supported by medical and scientific evidence. Biomarker testing involves analyzing an individual's tissue, blood, or other biospecimen for specific identifiers that can indicate health conditions or disease risk.

Status: Senate & House Floors
Category: Insurance
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: HF2668
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SF2163
Title: Medical Income Assistance Trust Fees
Description:

This bill increases the monthly limit on trust expenses for beneficiaries from $10 to $50 without requiring court approval, aiming to better compensate the individuals managing the trust.

Status: Senate Unfinished Business Calendar
Amendments: HF 2135 not placed on unfinished business calendar, so may be dead.
Category: Guardianships
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: HF2135
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SF2268
Title: Assistance/Service Animals
Description:

The bill changes how landlords manage assistance and service animals for individuals with disabilities. Instead of immediately exempting pet rules and charges, landlords now evaluate requests for these animals as reasonable accommodations and must respond promptly. The bill also lists when landlords can deny requests, such as financial burden or safety concerns. 

Status: Senate Floor, Second Time
Amendments: House Amendment (S-5087): Rewrites the bill by carving out service animals in some areas where there was a conflict with federal law.
Category: Other
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SF2354
Title: Behavioral Health Service System
Description:

Transitions mental health and disabilities services system to a behavioral health service system, and transfers disability services to the HHS' division of aging and disability services. Transition to become effective July 1, 2025.

Status: Senate Floor
Amendments: HF 2509 on House Calendar
Category: Behavioral/Mental Health
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: HF2673
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SF2398
Title: Governor's Tax Bill
Description:

Division 1 – Combines the Economic Emergency Fund (EEF) and the Cash Reserve Fund (CRF), and then eliminates the EEF.  Raises the cap on the CRF from 7.5% to 12.5% of adjusted revenue estimates. Allows expenditures that would have been authorized under the EEF to be acceptable under the CRF.

Division 2 – Replaces current Iowa law that implements a flat 3.9% income tax rate by 2026 with a 3.65% income tax rate in 2024 (applicable retroactively to 1/1/2024).  Moves the flat income tax rate down to 3.5% in 2025 and subsequent years.

Division 3 – Requires withholding to be adjusted within 60 days and provides penalties for over-withholding.  Effective upon enactment.

Division 4 – Raises on 1/1/2025 the threshold from $200 to $1000 the amount of estimated tax liability a taxpayer can have before they need to make estimated payments.

Division 5 – Ensures that lump sum distributions from retirement accounts are exempt from income taxes. The previously passed law exempted retirement income, but did not specifically exempt qualified lump sum distributions.  Retroactive to 1/1/2024.

Division 6 – Alters the property tax calculation on child care facilities to allow them to be taxed at the same rate as residential property.  Current law taxes commercial properties this way only on the first $150,000 of value and then taxes value above $150,000 at 90% of assessed value.  Retroactive to 1/1/2024.

Division 7 – Makes modifications to the unemployment trust fund and allocations into that fund.  Reduces by half the statewide average weekly wage contribution flowing into the fund and makes a number of other changes to the system.

Status: Senate Floor
Category: Taxes
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: HSB543
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SJR2003
Title: Income Tax Constitutional Amendments
Description:

Proposes an ammendment to Iowa's Constitution to regulate tax bills and set one flat rate for individual income taxes. The ammendment would require that any bill raising income tax rates or adding new income-based taxes be approved by at least two-thirds of both the Iowa House of Representatives and the Iowa Senate. Additionally, it forbids Iowa from having different income tax rates for different income levels. If passed, the ammendment would need to be voted on again by the next general assembly before being approved by the public.

Status: Senate Floor with Companion
Category: Constitutional Amendments
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: HJR2006
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SR102
Title: Brain Health
Description:

Aims to address the stigma surrounding mental health by introducing the term "brain health" as a synonym. It emphasizes that the brain is susceptible to diseases and disorders, and maintaining its health is crucial for overall well-being. By promoting awareness and education, the bill seeks to encourage Iowans to take preventive measures and seek early treatment for brain health issues. The Senate resolves to recognize "brain health" as encompassing all aspects of the brain that affect mood and behavior, and encourages its use alongside existing terms like mental health and mental illness to promote a stigma-free environment for accessing brain health services.

Status: Adopted
Category: Behavioral/Mental Health
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: HR102
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SSB3141
Title: Income Tax Rate
Description:

This bill replaces the income tax rate in the Iowa Code (set to hit 3.9% in 2026) with a rate of 3.775% in 2026 and 3.65% in 2027.  The bill also sets up a long-term plan to eventually eliminate Iowa’s income tax.  The bill would invest roughly $2.6 Billion of the Taxpayer Relief Fund (current balance of more than $3 Billion) and then transfer 5% of the proceeds each year into an Income Tax Elimination Fund which could be used to ratchet down the income tax rate until it eventually hits zero.  The funds would be managed by the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS).

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Category: Taxes
Recent Action:
Companion Bills: HSB720
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SSB3183
Title: MEPD Program
Description:

Increases the maximum disregard of assets for a couple in the Medicaid Employed Persons with Disabilities (MEPD) program to $21,000. 

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee
Category: Medicaid
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
Bill Number: SSB3192
Title: Governor's Economic Development Budget
Description:

Appropriates $41,882,391 to economic development, workforce, housing and other related programs and agencies, an increase overall of $82,853.  45% of this budget goes to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA); 40% to Iowa Workforce Development (IWD); 10% to the Board of Regents; 2.5% to the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA); and 2.5% to the public Employment Relations Board.  Eliminates the Butchery Innovation & Revitalization funding ($633,325 general fund & $366,675 other funds) and ends the program, increases World Food Prize by $250,000, adds $2,016,675 of other funds to the Manufacturing 4.0 program, increases funding for IEDA administration by $114,151, adds $120,007 to vocational rehabilitation, eliminates work based learning intermediate network funding ($1.5 million), and eliminates the future ready Iowa coordinator funding ($150,000). You can read more detail on this bill at: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SCGR/1444384.pdf.

Status: Assigned to Committee
Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee
Category: Budgets
Recent Action:
Client's Position: Track
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