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

SF 2381: Relating to pregnancy support including by creating the more options for maternal support program and expanding Medicaid postpartum coverage and making appropriations

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

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.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named April 7, 2022

Rep. Joel Fry (R)
Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 14 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; Iowans for LIFE; Lutheran Family Service; Nurse-Family Partnership; and 2 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

April 4, 2022Filed in the Senate
April 4, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
April 5, 2022Passed the Senate, 32–16
April 5, 2022Arrived in the House
April 7, 2022House subcommittee named: Fry, Brown-Powers, Meyer and A
May 24, 2022Subcommittee recommended against it