90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
SF 2142: Relating to multiyear continuous eligibility and enrollment for children under Medicaid and the children’s health insurance program
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 requires the department of health and human services to request a federal waiver to implement continuous eligibility and enrollment for children eligible for Medicaid or the children’s health insurance program (CHIP) to allow children to remain continuously eligible and enrolled in medical assistance or CHIP without regard to a change in household income for two years after the last day of the month in which the child was enrolled.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 31, 2024
- Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
- Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
In plain words
- January 30, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- January 31, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Costello and Petersen
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF2142