HF 19: Modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill modifies the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures. Under current law, upon adoption of a resolution declaring emergency medical services to be an essential county service, a county board of supervisors may offer for voter approval the authorization to impose a local option income surtax or an ad valorem property tax. The proceeds from such a tax are deposited into an emergency medical services trust fund. The bill expands the costs which are eligible for emergency medical services trust fund expenditures to include the salary or wages of an emergency medical care provider providing emergency medical services. The bill defines “emergency medical care provider” and “emergency medical services”. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Tom Determann (R) · tom.determann@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Daniel Gosa (D) · daniel.gosa@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Determann and Gosa
3. January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 6, 2025Approved by the House committee
5. February 6, 2025Committee vote: 18–0
6. February 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 307
7. March 14, 2025Withdrawn