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

SF 2422: Relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program, Medicaid, and the Iowa health and wellness plan, and including effective date provisions. Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 01/01/2027

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the medical assistance program (Medicaid), the Iowa health and wellness plan (IHAWP), and other programs under the purview of the department of health and human services (HHS). DIVISION I —— PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS —— ELIGIBILITY AND REPORTING. 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

Health and Human Services committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

9 million in FY 2028. 3 million in FY 2028. Division IV — Medicaid and Iowa Health and Wellness Plan — Retroactive Eligibility Description Division IV of the Bill relates to Medicaid retroactive eligibility and does the following: • Requires the HHS to adopt a…

House subcommittee · named March 4, 2026

  • Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 14 against

Against: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN); Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Area Religious Council; Iowa CareGivers; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; and 2 more

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as SSB 3140
  2. February 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Trone Garriott and Warme · as SSB 3140
  3. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3140
  4. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2422 · as SSB 3140
  5. February 23, 2026Filed in the Senate
  6. February 23, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 25, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. February 25, 2026Passed the Senate, 30–17
  9. February 26, 2026Arrived in the House
  10. March 4, 2026House subcommittee named: Harris, Meyer, A. and Wessel-Kroeschell
  11. March 10, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. March 18, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  13. March 19, 2026Approved by the House committee
  14. March 19, 2026Committee vote: 13–8
  15. April 21, 2026Passed the House, 65–28
  16. April 23, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  17. April 30, 2026Passed the Senate, 27–16
  18. April 30, 2026Passed the House, 60–24
  19. May 11, 2026Sent to the Governor
  20. May 28, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  21. June 2, 2026Signed into law

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/SF2422