91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2310: Relating to eligibility for certain public assistance programs
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 eligibility for certain public assistance programs. “Public assistance program”, as defined in Code section 239.2, means the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the medical assistance program (Medicaid), the family investment program (FIP), and the children’s health insurance program (CHIP). The bill requires HHS, prior to determining the initial eligibility of an applicant for, or the ongoing eligibility of a recipient of, public assistance benefits to verify immigration and United States citizenship information of the applicant or recipient through the systematic alien verification for entitlements online service maintained by the United States citizenship and immigration services of the United States department of homeland security.
Sponsors
Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2026
- Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa
In plain words
- February 12, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- February 17, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Petersen and Sweeney
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/SF2310