HF 969 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act concerning retirement contributions of and benefits associated with cancer diagnoses of members of certain public retirement systems, and including effective date provisions.

HF 969 modifies retirement benefits for public employees in Iowa who are diagnosed with cancer. It adjusts contribution requirements and benefit calculations specifically for members of certain public retirement systems (like state or municipal plans) who develop cancer. The bill establishes new rules for how retirement contributions are handled and benefits are calculated following a cancer diagnosis. It became law after being signed by the Governor on June 6, 2025, with fiscal note documentation confirming its implementation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action Reprinted · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill reprints House File 969 in a new format after it was enacted into law, updating the document title to reflect its status as a successor to HSB 266 and adding passage dates. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the enrolled version, maintaining provisions for cancer-related retirement benefits in Iowa public employee systems.
TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from enrolled bill format to reprinted legislative document format with committee information and page headers.

Added header identifying the bill as a successor to HSB 266 and noting it was passed by the House on March 26, 2025.

Added signature block for House Speaker Pat Grassley and Senate President Amy Sinclair with certification language.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

471
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican35
32 Yea 1 Nay 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
6
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-1223.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Senate amendment H-1223 filed.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 1.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-3063 adopted.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3063 filed.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Mar 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 2:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Webster, Bousselot, and Townsend.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1191 adopted, as amended.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1202 to amendment H-1191 filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1191 filed.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.