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

SF 223: Appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for refugee resettlement assistance

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill appropriates $2.5 million for FY 2024-2025 from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services (HHS) to distribute to nonprofit resettlement agencies (agency) participating in the reception and placement assistance program under the United States department of state to provide resettlement assistance to refugees in Iowa. HHS shall distribute the moneys proportionally to each agency based on the number of refugees the agency sponsors under the cooperative agreement. The bill takes effect upon enactment, and HHS shall distribute the moneys no later than seven calendar days after enactment.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 11, 2025

  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 2 against

For: Building Bridges; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Catholic Conference; Lutheran Services in IA, Inc.; Presentation Lantern Center; Siouxland Bitches Get Stuff Done

Against: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. February 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Kraayenbrink and Staed

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/SF223