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

SF 611: Creating the disaster recovery housing assistance program and fund, and including effective date provisions

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 creates a disaster recovery housing assistance program and fund. DISASTER RECOVERY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM —— TRANSFERS.49 (community housing and services for persons with disabilities revolving loan program fund) to the disaster recovery housing assistance fund created in the bill.5(1)(s), for deposit in the fund. The bill waives the prior written consent and approval of the director of the department of management to transfer the unobligated moneys.106A(1)(o), for deposit in the fund.

Sponsors

Appropriations committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

Costs or expenditures from the creation of a Disaster Recovery Housing Assistance Program and an Eviction Prevention Program cannot be estimated, as no appropriation or transfer has been made to fund the Program. 25 full-time equivalent (FTE) position will be …

Senate subcommittee · named April 21, 2021

  • Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jackie Smith (D)

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: City of Des Moines; Habitat for Humanity of Iowa; Hubbell Realty Company; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Housing Partnership; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Metropolitan Coalition

In plain words

  1. April 21, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee · as SSB 1272
  2. April 21, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Koelker, Smith and J · as SSB 1272
  3. April 26, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1272
  4. April 27, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 611 · as SSB 1272
  5. April 28, 2021Filed in the Senate
  6. April 28, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  7. April 28, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. June 22, 2021Sent to the Senate Appropriations committee

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/SF611