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

SSB 3140: Relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the medical assistance program, the Iowa health and wellness plan, and other programs under the purview of the department of health and human services and including effective date provisions

Became SF 2422 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the medical assistance program (Medicaid), the Iowa health and wellness plan (IHAWP), and other programs under the purview of the department of health and human services (HHS). DIVISION I —— PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS —— ELIGIBILITY AND REPORTING. The bill requires HHS, prior to determining the initial eligibility of an applicant for, or the ongoing eligibility of a recipient of, public assistance benefits to verify immigration and United States citizenship information of the applicant or recipient through the systematic alien verification for entitlements online service maintained by the United States citizenship and immigration services of the United States department of homeland security.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

9 million in FY 2028. 3 million in FY 2028. Division IV — Medicaid and Iowa Health and Wellness Plan — Retroactive Eligibility Description Division IV of the Bill relates to Medicaid retroactive eligibility and does the following: • Requires the HHS to adopt a…

Senate subcommittee · named February 10, 2026

  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 14 against

Against: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN); Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Area Religious Council; Iowa CareGivers; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; and 2 more

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
  2. February 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Trone Garriott and Warme
  3. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2422

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/SSB3140