HF 2782: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. - Iowa

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reprinted from its enrolled version to a committee version, resulting in a complete reformatting from a line-by-line list to standard paragraph text. The substantive funding amounts, program details, and fiscal year dates remain unchanged, indicating this is a technical update for printing rather than a policy revision.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was converted from a vertical list format to standard legislative paragraph formatting, improving readability while keeping all content identical.

Added a header identifying the document as a reprint by the Committee on Appropriations, noting it is a successor to HSB 777 and passed by the House on May 1, 2026.

Page numbering and footer information were updated to reflect the new reprint format, including page references like 'HF 2782 (2) 91'.

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 2 edits · May 18, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph format, and the total appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services' Aging and Disability Services was increased from $21,168,369 to $19,379,531. This change reflects a reduction in the total funding amount allocated for that specific division, likely due to adjustments in the scope of services or a correction in the budget figures.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains the same, covering appropriations for Veterans Affairs, Aging and Disability Services, Behavioral Health, and Public Health for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

FISCAL

The total appropriation for Aging and Disability Services was reduced from $21,168,369 to $19,379,531.

TECHNICAL

The document layout was changed from a vertical line-by-line format to a standard paragraph format for readability.

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 6 edits · May 18, 2026

MODERATE

The document transitions from a Governor's veto message containing policy justifications and exceptions to the final enrolled version of the bill, which removes all veto language and presents the clean statutory text. The enrolled bill establishes specific funding amounts and operational requirements for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Aging and Disability Services for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, while the vetoed text had proposed exceptions regarding behavioral health block grants and opioid settlement fund allocations.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on appropriations for veterans affairs, aging, and disability services, but the enrolled version removes the Governor's conditional approvals and disapprovals that were present in the signed version.

TIMELINE

Removed the Governor's signature date and the letterhead indicating the document was a veto message.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed the Governor's veto message, including specific disapprovals of the behavioral health block grant division and the opioid settlement fund division.

FISCAL

Added specific statutory text establishing $1,369,205 for Veterans Administration and $8,145,736 for the Iowa Veterans Home.

Added $19,379,531 for Aging and Disability Services, including specific allocations for the Comprehensive Family Support Program and Conner v. Branstad consent decree training.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for monthly submission of Iowa veterans home billings and expenditure reports to the General Assembly.

TECHNICAL

Converted the document from a letter format with narrative explanations to a formal legislative act format with numbered sections and dollar amounts.

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 3 edits · May 18, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was converted from a legislative draft into a signed enrolled act with the Governor's signature and veto message attached. The substantive funding amounts and program descriptions within the bill text remain unchanged, but the document now includes the Governor's specific exceptions regarding Division XV (behavioral health block grants) and Division XX (opioid settlement fund).

Scope change

The bill's scope is now finalized as law, but the Governor's veto message explicitly disapproves specific portions of Division XV and Division XX, effectively removing those specific provisions from the final enacted version.

ENFORCEMENT

Added the Governor's signature, date, and official seal, converting the bill from a draft to an enrolled law.

Added the Governor's veto message which disapproves Division XV (federal community mental health services block grant) and Division XX (opioid settlement fund allocation process), while approving the remainder of the bill.

TIMELINE

The document now reflects the final enacted status with the Governor's approval date of June 2, 2026.

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