Relating to state finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, providing for properly related matters including prohibiting state membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, making corrections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Topics:State budget K–12 education Health care

Same legislation: SSB 1241, SF 659, HF 1055

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedApril 29, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeApril 29, 2025
Done: House committeeMay 14, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseMay 14, 202578–3
Done: Senate committeeMay 14, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateMay 14, 202528–11
Done: To the GovernorMay 23, 2025
Done: Signed into lawJune 11, 2025

SF 659 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 659, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 659 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary This bill provides money to the department of education to help pay for staff salaries and school funding over the next two years. It also moves money from the taxpayer relief fund to help pay for school aid. Additionally, the state would no longer be a member of a specific health insurance group.¹

Read the official explanation

APPROPRIATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TRANSFERS, AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.35. _____ determined by the department of management from unappropriated moneys in certain special funds.21 due to the enactment of 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 5, to be used in lieu of a like amount of other general fund moneys to pay foundation aid under Code chapter 257 for FY 2025-2026. CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS. The bill makes technical corrections to, or as the result of, legislation enacted or considered during the 2025 legislative session. Certain provisions take effect or apply retroactively based on the underlying 2025 legislation. STATE MEMBERSHIP —— REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION. The bill excludes the state from membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association. This provision takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to January 1, 2020.

Changed since by amendments H-1361, S-3195; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed²

House subcommittee

Named April 29, 2025. On April 30, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§257.35 §513C.10

Cites§144E.3 §515.137A

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Lobbying

5 for · 1 against · 25 undecided · Who →

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Study bill

HSB 335Cleared committee SSB 1241Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 659Became lawfrom SSB 1241 HF 1055Didn’t advanceHouse companion