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SF 272Died when the session ended · March 3, 2025

Concerning retirement and employment benefits associated with cancer, and making appropriations

Sponsored by Sen. Dan Dawson (R)

Topics:State budgetState governmentPublic safety & emergencies

Same legislation: HSB 266, HF 969

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Also covers HSB 266 and HF 969.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeApril 2, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the SenateApril 9, 202546–1
  5. Skipped: House committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 26, 202596–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 6, 2025

HF 969 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 969, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 969 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires public employers to provide health care benefits that include cancer screening examinations to full-time fire fighters, police officers, and emergency medical services providers within the first three years of a person’s employment and every three years thereafter. The bill allows a political subdivision to be reimbursed by the state for the costs of providing the examinations, up to $1,250 per three-year period per eligible employee. An eligible employee cannot be charged for receiving a cancer screening examination under the bill.

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The bill appropriates $1 million from the general fund for FY 2025-2026 to the department of management for reimbursing political subdivisions for the cost of providing cancer screening examinations. For benefits relating to members of the public safety peace officers’ retirement, accident, and disability system (PORS), and the municipal fire and police retirement system (411 system), the bill expands the definition of “cancer” by striking references to specific cancers and inserting a more generalized description. By expanding the definition of “cancer” to include more cancer diagnoses, the bill likewise expands the availability of accidental disability and death benefits to members of PORS or the 411 system who have a cancer diagnosis.50A for purposes of in-service disability retirement allowance for special service members under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system.3.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any state mandate included in the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments S-3063, H-1191; see Amendments. Full bill text · What changed before it passed

Senate subcommittee

Named February 20, 2025. On March 3, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.

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Fiscal note

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§70A.42

Amends§411.1§97A.1

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Lobbying

12 for · 0 against · 17 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Study bill

HSB 266Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 272Cleared committeeSenate companionHF 969Became lawfrom HSB 266

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

  • HF 2482 Concerning benefits relating to members of the public safety peace officers’ retirement, a…
    90th General Assembly · Passed House · similar
    Passed a chamber

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