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

SF 284: Relating to medical income assistance trust fees

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 relates to medical income assistance trust fees. The bill increases the amount that may be paid or set aside each month for necessary trust expenses without court approval for beneficiaries from $10 to $50.

Cost

Cost: up to $353,000

House File 836 is estimated to increase costs to the State by approximately $353,000 in FY 2026 and by approximately $276,000 annually beginning in FY 2027.

Senate subcommittee · named January 14, 2025

Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 13 for, 0 against

For: Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa State Bar Association; Mosaic; Nishna Productions Inc.; One Vision; The Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel; and 1 more

In plain words

January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1002
January 14, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Blake and Green · as SSB 1002
January 29, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1002
February 11, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 284 · as SSB 1002
February 12, 2025Filed in the Senate
February 12, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
February 17, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee