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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2743: Creating the Iowa rural health transformation fund and making appropriations

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill creates the Iowa rural health transformation fund (fund) under the control of the department of health and human services (HHS) consisting of moneys received from the federal rural health transformation program (RHTP). The moneys in the fund are appropriated to HHS for use in accordance with the requirements set forth for the program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Moneys appropriated to the fund are not subject to reversion and any interest or earnings on moneys in the fund are to be credited to the fund.

Sponsors

Appropriations (successor To Hsb 619) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named April 6, 2026

  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: AARP Iowa; Iowa Association of Rural Health Clinics; Iowa Rural Health Association; Iowans for Affordable Healthcare

In plain words

  1. March 20, 2026Filed in the House
  2. March 31, 2026Passed the House, 93–0
  3. March 31, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  4. April 6, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Donahue and Warme
  5. April 7, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/91/HF2743