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

SF 216: Relating to statewide dementia care coordination, and making an appropriation

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 appropriates $750,000 from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services (HHS) for FY 2025-2026 to employ a statewide dementia care coordinator within HHS, and to provide grants to each area agency on aging to employ a dementia care specialist in each area agency on aging.

Sponsors

Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 11, 2025

  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: AARP Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa State Bar Association; Mindspring Mental Health Alliance; Older Iowans Legislature; Siouxland Bitches Get Stuff Done

In plain words

  1. February 5, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. February 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Blake and Zumbach

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/SF216