Bills › 90th General Assembly
HF 2698Signed by Governor · May 9, 2024
Relating to and making appropriations for veterans and health and human services, including other related provisions and appropriations including but not limited to the personal needs allowance for certain persons under Medicaid and the state supplementary assistance programs, replacement generation tax revenues, the Medicaid fraud and health care trust funds, the retention of certain revenues by the mental health institutes, the retention of Medicaid eligibility by residents of mental health institutes, the scope of services of the state resource centers, the appropriation of moneys in the juvenile detention home fund, the family investment program account and diversion program, the child support collection services center refund account, the quality assurance assessment payment period, the centers of excellence grant program, an assisted living program revised payment model study, funding for county commissions of veteran affairs, foster care provisions including those relating to a relative or fictive kin, health care employment agencies and health care technology platforms, medical cannabidiol practitioner requirements, nursing facility oversight, and state-funded psychiatry residency and fellowship positions, providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions
Sponsored by the House Appropriations Committee
Topics:State budgetHealth careFamilies & human servicesMedicaidMental health & addiction
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 10, 2024
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeApril 18, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 18, 202456–35
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 19, 202432–15
- Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2024
- Done: Signed into lawMay 9, 2024
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.
Amendments · 10
2 adopted · 6 failed. Newest first.
- S-5218 · filed April 19, 2024 by Sen. Janice Weiner (D)FailedAI summary This amendment changes a specific funding amount to $27,781,821 and creates an Iowa cancer research program within the department of health and human services. The program would use funds to support pediatric, prevention, clinical, and basic cancer research projects at public universities in the state. Its wording →April 19, 2024
- S-5217 · filed April 19, 2024 by Sen. Janice Weiner (D)FailedAI summary This amendment changes the amount of money appropriated in one section to $21,088,714. It also adds a rule that $2,000,000 of those funds must be used to expand a pilot program that helps people transition from nursing facilities back to their homes and provides services to help older individuals stay in their homes. Its wording →April 19, 2024
- S-5216 · filed April 19, 2024 by Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)FailedAI summary This amendment changes a specific funding amount to $167,301,034 and adds a rule that $1,200,000 is set aside for foster care costs for children receiving federal social security survivor benefits. It also requires the department to put those survivor benefits into a separate account and give the money to the individual when they turn eighteen. Its wording →April 19, 2024
- S-5200Strike everything · filed April 18, 2024 by Sen. Mark Costello (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that appropriates specific amounts of money for veterans' services, aging and disability services, behavioral health, and public health for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. It details how funds will be used for programs like the Iowa veterans home, home ownership assistance, elder abuse prevention, substance use treatment, and medical residency training. Its wording →April 19, 2024
- H-8371 · filed April 18, 2024 byFailedAI summary This amendment changes several amounts from fifty to fifty seventy-five. Its wording →35–57April 18, 2024
- H-8362 · filed April 18, 2024 byRuled not germaneAI summary This amendment changes the name of the department overseeing the child advocacy board to the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. It also updates rules regarding who can serve on the state board and how the department manages staff and confidentiality. Its wording →April 18, 2024
- H-8361 · filed April 18, 2024 byFailedAI summary This amendment adds a new section to the bill that provides $1.5 million every year from the state's general fund to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. It also requires the board of regents to report how the money was spent to the governor and the general assembly each year by October 1. Its wording →39–53April 18, 2024
- H-8360 · filed April 18, 2024 byWithdrawnAI summary This amendment changes two specific numbers in the bill from fifty to fifty seventy-five. Its wording →April 18, 2024
- H-8359 · filed April 18, 2024 byFailedAI summary This amendment adds a rule requiring Medicaid dental plan contractors for adults to pay dental providers the same reimbursement rates used in the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa program. Its wording →39–52April 18, 2024
- H-8348Strike everything · filed April 18, 2024 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that focuses on funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services. It allocates money for veterans' services, aging and disability programs, behavioral health, and public health initiatives for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Its wording →April 18, 2024