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; community health centers reimbursement; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; child welfare and juvenile justice decategorization; commitment or hospitalization of certain persons with substance abuse disorders or mental illness; behavioral health expenditure report; and opioid settlement fund; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
This bill allocates state funding for the fiscal year 2026-2027 to the departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services, supporting programs for veterans, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. Key provisions include financial support for the Iowa Veterans Home, home ownership assistance for military members, and aging services such as elder abuse prevention and adult day care. The legislation also establishes reporting requirements for expenditures and includes funding for maternal support, mental health services, and opioid settlement initiatives.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 13, 2026
Last action Apr 21, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 21, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2782.
legislature
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 7. Excused, 3.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Baeth, Barker, Gearhart, Judge, Moore, T., Rinker, Turek and Watkins.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Appropriations.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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