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

SF 2344: Relating to Parkinson’s disease prevention, research, and care, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

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 creates a Parkinson’s disease prevention, research, and care (PDPRC) fund under the control of the department of health and human services (HHS). Moneys in the PDPRC fund are appropriated to HHS to be used to (1) award grants to public or private entities for purposes specified in the bill, including to support research on Parkinson’s disease and related disorders and to support caregivers of individuals living with Parkinson’s disease, and (2) develop, implement, and revise a state plan to address neurodegenerative diseases (state plan), with an initial and primary focus on Parkinson’s disease.

Sponsors

Sen. Art Staed (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2026

  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Catelin Drey (D) · catelin.drey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. February 17, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Sweeney, Drey and Webster

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/SF2344