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

HF 977: Relating to the expansion of the ground emergency medical transportation program

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 ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill requires the department of health and human services (department) to employ dedicated staff for the sole purpose of expanding enrollment in the ground emergency medical transportation program. The bill requires the staff to provide technical assistance, actuary support, and Medicaid enrollment assistance to eligible ground emergency medical transportation providers that seek participation in the ground emergency medical transportation program.

Sponsors

Appropriations (successor To Hsb 249) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named April 28, 2025

  • 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 · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association

In plain words

  1. March 27, 2025Filed in the House
  2. April 22, 2025Passed the House, 92–0
  3. April 23, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  4. April 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Donahue and Warme

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/HF977