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

HF 3: Relating to public assistance program integrity, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

Became HF 613 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to various public assistance programs.F. DIVISION I. This division requires that prior to the department of health and human services (HHS) awarding public assistance benefits to an applicant, the applicant shall complete a computerized identity authentication process to confirm the identity of the applicant through the use of a knowledge-based questionnaire consisting of financial and personal questions tailored to assist persons without a bank account or those who have poor access to financial and banking services or who do not have an established credit history.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 11, 2023

  • Rep. Thomas Jeneary (R) · tom.jeneary@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 30 against

For: Iowans for Tax Relief

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American Heart Association; American Lung Association; Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Broadlawns Medical Center; Disability Rights Iowa; EveryStep; Family Planning Council of Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; and 18 more

In plain words

  1. January 11, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. January 11, 2023House subcommittee named: Jeneary, Meyer, A. and Wessel-Kroeschell
  3. January 26, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 28, 2023Approved by the House committee
  5. March 3, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 613

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/HF3