Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the veterans trust fund
Sponsored by the House Veterans Affairs (companion To Sf 252 By Committee on Veterans Affairs) Committee
Proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs · their explanation · all agency proposals
Topics:Alcohol, cannabis & gamingState budgetVeterans & military
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 14, 202545–0
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If the veterans trust fund has less than $75 million, the state will use its interest and the first $500,000 from the lottery fund to help veterans and their families. This change updates how money is moved into the fund and stops lottery money from being sent to county veterans directors when the fund is large. Once the fund reaches $75 million, the state will stop transferring money from the lottery fund altogether.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the veterans trust fund.13(8).13(8).13(8). The bill removes the requirement that the moneys from the lottery fund be distributed to county directors of veteran affairs when the veterans trust fund has a balance of more than $50 million, and terminates transfers from the lottery fund for each fiscal year in which the veterans trust fund has a balance of at least $75 million.
House subcommittee
Named March 24, 2025. On March 25, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
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