88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 16: Relating to the provision of Medicaid coverage to pregnant women lawfully residing in the United States
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill requires that coverage under the Medicaid program be provided beginning July 1, 2019, to pregnant women lawfully residing in the United States in accordance with federal law. The bill requires the department of human services to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for approval to elect the option to provide such Medicaid coverage.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 16, 2020
- Sen. Mark Segebart (R)
- Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D)
- Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against
For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Primary Care Association
In plain words
- January 15, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
- January 17, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Miller-Meeks, Bolkcom and Edler
- January 16, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Segebart, Bolkcom and Costello
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF16