90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 286: Relating to refugees and refugee resettlement, and providing an appropriation
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 refugees and refugee resettlement, and provides an appropriation. The bill provides definitions for “eligible agency” and “refugee” for purposes of the bill. The bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to award grants to eligible agencies to provide a number of services to refugees residing in the state, for up to months, including services that assist refugees with department programs as well as other services. The bill appropriates $10 million, in addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, from the general fund of the state to HHS for FY 2023-2024 to provide refugee support services for refugees residing in this state.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against
For: Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Iowa Catholic Conference; Lutheran Services in IA, Inc.; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
In plain words
- February 14, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
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/HF286