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

SF 526: Relating to nursing facility revenue requirements

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 nursing facility revenue requirements. Beginning January 1, 2026, the bill prohibits the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing (DIAL) from approving a new license or renewing a license for a nursing facility unless the nursing facility spends a certain percentage of the nursing facility’s gross revenue for the immediately preceding calendar year on goods and services directly related to resident care as detailed in the bill, and remits the nursing facility’s gross revenue in excess of 105 percent of its expenditures to DIAL.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2025

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council

In plain words

  1. March 5, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. March 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Celsi and Schultz

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/SF526