Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

SSB1237 — A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, 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 flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; more options for maternal support program; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

Last action — Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 940.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 29, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 11, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, 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 flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; more options for maternal support program; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1229.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  3. Message from Senate. H.J. 1199.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 1016.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 15. S.J. 1012.

  6. Substituted for SF 649. S.J. 1011.

  7. Read first time, attached to SF 649. S.J. 998.

  8. Message from House. S.J. 998.

  9. Immediate message. H.J. 1167.

  10. Explanations of votes. H.J. 1223.

  11. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1177.

  12. Passed House, yeas 63, nays 28. H.J. 1167.

  13. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 1166.

  14. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223.

  15. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1334, yeas 30, nays 61. H.J. 1165.

  16. Point of order raised on amendment H-1334, ruled not germane. H.J. 1165.

  17. Amendment H-1334 filed. H.J. 1165.

  18. Point of order raised on amendment H-1333, ruled not germane. H.J. 1165.

  19. Amendment H-1333 filed. H.J. 1165.

  20. Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 1116.

  21. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 1049.

  22. Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 8. H.J. 1143.

  23. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 1143.

  24. Subcommittee Meeting: 05/01/2025 2:30PM RM 103.

  25. Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Baeth, Barker, Judge, Lundgren, Moore, T., Rinker, Turek and Watkins. H.J. 1083.

  26. Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 1082.

  27. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 649.

  28. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  29. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/30/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.

  30. Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Warme.

  31. Introduced, referred to Appropriations.

  32. Withdrawn. S.J. 1012.

  33. HF 1049 substituted. S.J. 1011.

  34. Attached to HF 1049. S.J. 998.

  35. Deferred. S.J. 981.

  36. Amendment S-3158 adopted. S.J. 981.

  37. Amendment S-3158 filed. S.J. 977.

  38. NOBA: Senate Full Approps

  39. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 942.

  40. Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 940.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

veterans healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SSB1237 do?
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, 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 flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; more options for maternal support program; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Who sponsors SSB1237?
SSB1237 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
What is the current status of SSB1237?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 29, 2025. It awaits signature.
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