Relating to the convening of a conference to address the state’s increasing aging population

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2020
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2020
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to addressing the state’s increasing aging population. The bill includes findings and directs the department of public health and the department on aging to convene a stakeholder conference to conduct a statewide discussion regarding the state’s strategy to address the increasing aging population in Iowa and its effect on the state and Iowa’s communities, including the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The departments shall report findings and recommendations from the conference to the governor and the general assembly by November 15, 2021.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 6, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jeff Edler R
• Sen. Craig Johnson REmail
• Sen. Liz Mathis D

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