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SF 619Signed by Governor · April 22, 2025

Relating to the natural hazard mitigation financing program, the disaster recovery housing assistance program, the disaster recovery new housing program, post-loss assignment of benefits, the licensing and regulation of adjusters, appraisers, and umpires, and the Iowa economic emergency fund, and providing penalties, making appropriations, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Appropriations (successor To Ssb 1188) Committee

Topics:State budgetHousing & propertyInsurance

Same legislation: HSB 246, SSB 1188, SF 591, HF 957, HF 982, HF 1012

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Also covers HSB 246 and SSB 1188 and SF 591 and HF 957 and HF 982 and HF 1012.

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

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedMarch 10, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeMarch 12, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 10, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the SenateApril 16, 202547–0
  5. Skipped: House committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the HouseApril 17, 202591–1
  7. Done: To the GovernorApril 21, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawApril 22, 2025

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What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 3

3 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

  • H-1248Strike everything · filed April 17, 2025 by
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with new language focused on the natural hazard mitigation financing program. It establishes how the program is funded, how the Iowa finance authority can issue tax-exempt bonds to support it, and defines the various terms and entities involved in the program.
    Amends this HF 1012 to CONFORM to SF 619
    Adopted
    April 17, 2025
  • S-3106 · filed April 16, 2025 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)
    AI summary This amendment adds a rule that ten percent of the maximum balance of the Iowa economic emergency fund will be set aside each year for disaster response, recovery, and aid to citizens. These funds can be used for business and housing recovery, support for emergency management programs, and other disaster-related needs. The money can only be spent if the governor issues a disaster emergency proclamation and the executive council approves the spending.
    Adopted
    April 16, 2025
  • S-3103 · filed April 16, 2025 by Sen. Scott Webster (R)
    AI summary This amendment changes the rules for public adjusters so they cannot have general power of attorney for an insured person, but they can have a limited power of attorney specifically to deposit claim payments into a trust account. It also removes certain subsections from the bill.
    Adopted
    April 16, 2025