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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2608: Relating to unlawful activities, including those related to state residency and citizenship requirements in determining eligibility for public assistance, and the smuggling of persons, and providing penalties

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to unlawful activities, including those related to requirements for public assistance and to the smuggling of persons. Division I of the bill relates to state residency and citizenship requirements for public assistance. The bill provides that the department of health and human services (HHS) shall require that all noncitizen applicants for public assistance, who are identified as noncitizens on their application, document and verify their noncitizen status. HHS shall determine from the documentation obtained if the person is a noncitizen who may be eligible to receive public assistance, and such a noncitizen shall only be eligible for public assistance if the person is both a resident of Iowa and a qualified alien as defined under federal law.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Cost: up to $92,000

The total one-time cost of Division I of the Bill is $92,000 to implement the information technology changes required under HF 2608. The one-time cost to the HHS is estimated to be approximately $29,000 and federal funds will be used to pay approximately $63,0…

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2024

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. J. Taylor
  • Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 14 against

For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Opportunity Solutions Project; VALOR Iowa

Against: Blank Childrens Hospital; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Area Religious Council; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Hunger Coalition; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice; Iowa Nurses Association; and 2 more

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2024Filed in the House
  2. March 6, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 7, 2024Passed the House, 60–32
  4. March 11, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, J. Taylor and Weiner
  6. March 12, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2608