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

HF 534: Relating to the veterans trust fund

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 relates to the veterans trust fund.13(8).13(8).13(8). The bill removes the requirement that the moneys from the lottery fund be distributed to county directors of veteran affairs when the veterans trust fund has a balance of more than $50 million, and terminates transfers from the lottery fund for each fiscal year in which the veterans trust fund has a balance of at least $75 million.

Sponsors

Veterans Affairs (companion To Sf 252 By Committee on Veterans Affairs) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 24, 2025

  • Rep. David L. Blom (R) · david.blom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D) · jerome.amosjr@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: American Legion of Iowa; Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Department of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Veterans Affairs committee · as HSB 27
  2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Rinker, Hermanson and McBurney · as HSB 27
  3. January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 27
  4. February 19, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 27
  5. February 19, 2025Committee vote: 16–0 · as HSB 27
  6. February 20, 2025Filed in the House
  7. February 20, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 534 · as HSB 27
  8. March 14, 2025Sent to the House Appropriations committee
  9. March 24, 2025House subcommittee named: Blom, Amos Jr. and Gehlbach
  10. March 25, 2025Subcommittee 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/HF534