Bills › 91st General Assembly
Establishing a centralized accommodation grant program and making appropriations
Sponsored by Rep. Josh Turek (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa will create a new grant program to help people with disabilities and their employers pay for mobility device repairs and workplace accessibility improvements. The money for these grants will come from fines and fees collected from people who illegally park in spaces reserved for people with disabilities. The department of health and human services will manage the fund and decide how people can apply for the money.1
Read the official explanation
This bill directs the department of health and human services to establish a centralized accommodation grant program. The program shall provide grants to individuals with disabilities and employers thereof for the purposes of funding repairs to mobility devices and improving accessibility of workplaces. The bill directs the department to adopt administrative rules to administer the program, including but not limited to rules establishing eligibility requirements, an application process, and award criteria. The bill creates a centralized accommodation fund under the control of the department consisting of all moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to the bill and appropriations made to the fund. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department for purposes of the centralized accommodation grant program. The bill directs the state court administrator to allocate all of the fines and fees attributable to citations for specified violations of Code chapter 321L (parking for persons with disabilities) to the treasurer of state for deposit in the centralized accommodation fund.
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§231.81
Amends§602.8108§602.8108A