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

SF 2354: Relating to pregnancy support including by creating the more options for maternal support program and expanding Medicaid postpartum coverage and making appropriations

Became SF 2381 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to pregnancy support. DIVISION I. The bill requires the department of human services (DHS) to create a statewide more options for maternal support (MOMS) program to promote healthy pregnancies and childbirth through nonprofit organizations that provide pregnancy support services as defined in the bill. The bill specifies what the program is designed to do and the nonmedical services to be funded through the program. DHS shall issue a request for proposals to select a program administrator for the program.

Sponsors

Human Resources committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 22, 2022

  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 15 for, 4 against

For: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; American Heart Association; Blank Childrens Hospital; Board of Regents, State of Iowa; Faith & Freedom Coalition; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Psychiatric Physicians Society; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Iowa Rural Health Association; Iowans for LIFE; Lutheran Family Service; and 3 more

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Planned Parenthood North Central States

In plain words

  1. February 15, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee · as SSB 3145
  2. February 15, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Edler and Jochum · as SSB 3145
  3. February 16, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3145
  4. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2354 · as SSB 3145
  5. February 21, 2022Filed in the Senate
  6. February 21, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 21, 2022Sent to the Senate Appropriations committee
  8. February 22, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Edler and Petersen
  9. March 15, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  10. April 4, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2381

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2354