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SF 63Died when the session ended · January 16, 2025

Relating to the creation of an Iowa cancer research program, and making an appropriation

Sponsored by Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Topics:State budgetHealth care

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2025
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the creation of an Iowa cancer research program. The bill appropriates $4 million from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services (HHS) for FY 2025-2026 to be used by HHS to create an Iowa cancer research program within the division of public health of HHS to support cancer research projects at public institutions of higher education in the state.25 million is allocated for each of the following: pediatric cancer research, cancer prevention research, and basic cancer research.

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HHS shall use requests for proposals to select projects at public institutions of higher education located in the state related to each type of research. The bill includes criteria to be used by HHS in selecting individual projects and authorizes HHS to utilize up to percent of the moneys appropriated for administrative costs associated with the Iowa cancer research program.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 21, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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

Tried before

SF 2250Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 63Cleared committee

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • SF 2250 Relating to the creation of an Iowa cancer research program, and making an appropriation
    90th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
    Cleared committee

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