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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SSB 1061: SSB 1061

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 electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards under the food assistance program and makes penalties applicable. The bill provides that a person who possesses three or more EBT cards for which the person is not authorized to possess is guilty of a fraudulent practice pursuant to Code section 234.13(4) (fraudulent practices relating to food programs). The bill provides that a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person possesses an EBT card that the person is not authorized to possess shall report the name on the EBT card and the name of the person in possession of the card to the department of inspections and appeals.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 20, 2021

  • Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)
  • Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 10 against

Against: Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Area Religious Council; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Hunger Coalition; UAW Region 4; United Professionals/UE

In plain words

  1. January 20, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Labor and Business Relations committee
  2. January 20, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Guth, Jochum, Taylor and J

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SSB1061