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

HF 427: Relating to the health and well-being of children and families including provisions for regional centers of excellence, a state-funded family medicine obstetrical fellowship program, self-administered hormonal contraceptives, maternal support and fatherhood initiatives, adoption expenses under the adoption subsidy program, and accessibility to the all Iowa scholarship program; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions

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 relates to the health and well-being of children and families. The bill is constructed in divisions. DIVISION I —— REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE GRANT PROGRAM. This division appropriates $1 million from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services (HHS) for fiscal year 2023-2024 for continuation of a regional center of excellence program to award four grants to encourage innovation and collaboration among regional health care providers in a rural area based upon the results of a regional community needs assessment to transform health care delivery in order to provide quality, sustainable care that meets the needs of the local communities.

Sponsors

Health and Human Services committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 9, 2023

  • Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Joel Fry (R)
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Broadlawns Medical Center; Great River Health System; Iowa Hospital Association; Iowa Pharmacy Association; Iowa Physician Assistant Society; MercyOne

In plain words

  1. February 24, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. March 9, 2023House subcommittee named: Wood, Fry, Matson, Meyer, A. and Wessel-Kroeschell

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/HF427