A bill for an act modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 03/28/2025.
This bill modifies the types of costs that counties can pay for using their local emergency medical services (EMS) trust funds. It expands the eligible expenditures to specifically include the salaries and wages of emergency medical care providers who deliver EMS. This change would allow counties that have established these voter-approved funds to use them to cover personnel costs for their EMS staff, directly affecting both the counties and their emergency medical care providers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed Mar 28, 2025
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Enrolled
→
Enrolled with Governor's Action
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3 edits
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Mar 28, 2025
MINOR
This bill modifies Iowa's emergency medical services funding law to explicitly include salaries and wages of emergency medical care providers as eligible costs for reimbursement from the emergency medical services trust fund. The change clarifies that providers delivering emergency medical services can have their compensation covered by funds raised through local option taxes, expanding financial support for emergency care delivery.
Scope change
Expanded eligibility criteria for emergency medical services fund expenditures to include provider compensation costs
ELIGIBILITY
Added salaries and wages of emergency medical care providers as eligible costs for emergency medical services trust fund expenditures
DEFINITION
Added definitions for 'emergency medical care provider' and 'emergency medical services' referencing existing section 147A.1
TECHNICAL
Changed document header from 'Enrolled' to 'Senate File 42 - Introduced' with updated formatting and certification language
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 10, 2025
D
Democratic16
87% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/16/2025 9:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Lofgren, Klimesh, and Wahls.
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Local Government.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Lofgren
RRepublican
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