Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; community health centers reimbursement; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization; commitment or hospitalization of certain persons with substance abuse disorders or mental illness; behavioral health expenditure report; and opioid settlement fund; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions
Topics:State budgetHealth careFamilies & human servicesFentanyl & drug crimesMedicaidMental health & addiction
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 9, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeApril 13, 2026
- Done: House committeeApril 16, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2782
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2782 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2782 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.
- S-5249Strike everything · filed May 2, 2026 by Sen. Mark Costello (R)AdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that focuses on specific funding amounts and staff positions for the departments of veterans affairs and health and human services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It details how much money will be allocated for programs such as the Iowa veterans home, aging and disability services, behavioral health, and public health. Its wording →May 2, 2026
- H-8461Strike everything · filed May 1, 2026 byAdoptedAI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that sets specific funding amounts and staff limits for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It details how money will be used for veterans' services, aging and disability programs, behavioral health, and public health initiatives. Its wording →May 1, 2026