Bills › 91st General Assembly
Providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the state of Iowa and including retroactive applicability provisions
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee
Proposed by the Department of Administrative Services · their explanation · all agency proposals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 1016
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 1016 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 1016 What’s a funnel?
What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.
Amendments · 2
2 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.
- H-1278Strike everything · filed April 23, 2025 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that defines which state employees qualify for health insurance continuation for their families. It specifies that coverage is not required if the death was caused by stress, illness, intentional misconduct, intoxication, or gross negligence, unless a traumatic injury was a main factor. It also adds that the state is not required to pay for the insurance costs and that the law applies retroactively to January 1, 2024. Its wording →Amends this HF 1016 to CONFORM to SF 565April 24, 2025
- S-3122 · filed April 22, 2025 by Sen. Dennis Guth (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment changes the rule so that the state provides health insurance coverage for the surviving family only as a last resort, as long as federal law allows it. Its wording →April 22, 2025