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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2438: Relating to public assistance program integrity

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to various public assistance programs and includes provisions regarding authentication of public assistance program applicant identity, integrity in and cooperation between certain programs, and reenrollment following member termination from the Iowa health and wellness plan. DIVISION I. The division requires that prior to the department of human services (DHS) awarding public assistance benefits to an applicant, the applicant shall complete a computerized identity authentication process to confirm the identity of the applicant through the use of a knowledge-based questionnaire consisting of financial and personal questions tailored to assist persons without a bank account or those who have poor access to financial and banking services or who do not have an established credit history.

Sponsors

Human Resources committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

5 million in FY 2024. 1 million annually. Details of the estimated DHS staff costs, increases in IT and miscellaneous costs, and savings are listed in the table below for FY 2023 though FY 2025. 4 Fiscal Impact Estimate for HF 2438 The DHS currently refers cas…

House subcommittee · named February 28, 2022

  • Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. John Forbes (D)
  • Rep. Joel Fry (R)

Lobbying · 1 for, 11 against

For: Americans For Prosperity

Against: Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Area Religious Council; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa CareGivers; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Food Bank Association; Iowa Hunger Coalition; United Way of Central Iowa; United Ways of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2022Filed in the House
  2. February 23, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. February 24, 2022Sent to the House Appropriations committee
  4. February 28, 2022House subcommittee named: Meyer, A., Forbes and Fry
  5. March 9, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2438