A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of insurance and financial services including financial literacy and exploitation, tax confidentiality, health insurance rates, health savings accounts, insurer withdrawals, property insurance, and service contracts, and including penalties.
This bill creates two new funds managed by Iowa's Department of Insurance: the Financial Literacy and Investor Education Fund and the Financial Exploitation Prevention Fund. It directs $10 from each $40 insurance agent registration fee (paid by agents) into these funds, with additional funding sources including civil penalties and transfers from the commerce revolving fund. The funds will support public education on financial topics, prevent financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, and assist victims of such exploitation. The bill specifies how these funds can be used, including collaborative programs with community organizations, and includes confidentiality rules for exploitation investigation records.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 911.
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 2.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2025 12:00PM RM 103.
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Vondran, Lundgren and Wilson.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Commerce.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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