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

HF 280: Relating to governmental subdivision loans for disaster aid

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

What it does

This bill concerns loans to a governmental subdivision for disaster aid from the contingent fund under Code section 29C.20. The bill increases the maximum allowable loan to a governmental subdivision for disaster aid from $1 million to $5 million and authorizes the executive council to forgive the repayment of a loan in an amount up to $1 million for good cause shown.

Sponsors

Local Government committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

4 million in outstanding disaster aid loans, of which a portion or all may be forgiven by the Executive Council for good cause. 0 million. Repayments would otherwise be made to the EEF. The number and value of future loans that may be forgiven cannot be determ…

Senate subcommittee · named January 11, 2024

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2023Filed in the House
  2. February 22, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. February 22, 2023Passed the House, 95–0
  4. February 22, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  5. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Local Government committee
  6. January 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Green, Weiner and Westrich

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/HF280