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Establishing a home modification grant program within the department on aging, and providing an appropriation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill establishes a home modification grant program to be administered by the department on aging (IDA). To receive a grant under the program, a qualified homeowner must have an income at or below the annual Iowa median household income, be the owner of a residential real property in the state that is the primary residence of the owner, and be a qualified person or reside with a spouse or dependent who is a qualified person. Under the bill, a “qualified person” means a person who meets one of the following conditions: is at least years of age, is living with a disability as defined under federal law, or has a chronic condition the prognosis for which requires a permanent modification to the qualified person’s residence.
Read the full explanation
Grants under the program are limited to not more than $5,000 per primary residence and may only be used for modifications or improvements to a qualified person’s residence that are certified by a medical provider as necessary to accommodate the qualified person. Under the bill, a “modification or improvement” does not include the construction of a new residence, or an addition to or modification of an existing residence that expands the living area but is not otherwise described as an allowable modification or improvement under the bill. The bill provides an appropriation for administration and the issuance of grants for the home modification program and provides that IDA shall work with the Iowa finance authority to match the funds appropriated with federal funding available for the purposes of home modification.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 8, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Tried before
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- SF 190 Establishing a home modification grant program within the department on aging, and providi…88th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- SF 269 Establishing a home modification grant program within the department on aging, and providi…88th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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