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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee advances SF 2483 for health, human services, and veterans FY 2026-2027 funding
Last action · May 2, 2026: Withdrawn. S.J. 966 .
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate File 2483 appropriates state and federal funds for 2026-2027 to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services, funding veteran care, aging services, behavioral health, public health, child protective services, Medicaid, and related health programs.
The bill determines funding allocations and statutory rules across state health, social service, and veterans programs for the beginning July 1, 2026, directly affecting provider reimbursement rates, family support programs, and public assistance administration.
- Senate File 2483 was introduced by the Senate Committee on Appropriations as a successor to SSB 3192 during the 91st General Assembly of Iowa. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Veterans Affairs
The department receives state appropriations for administrative operations, the Iowa Veterans Home, and veteran home ownership assistance.
Department of Health and Human Services
The agency receives funding and administrative responsibility for public health, behavioral health, Medicaid, child protective services, and aging programs.
Medicaid Recipients
Funding levels, reimbursement methodologies, and medical assistance program operations are established or supplemented for the fiscal year.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $1,369,205 to the Department of Veterans Affairs administration and $8,145,736 to the Iowa Veterans Home for fiscal year 2026-2027.
- Allocates $2,200,000 to the Iowa Finance Authority for the home ownership assistance program for eligible armed forces members.
- Appropriates $19,379,531 for aging and disability services, including $949,282 for the comprehensive family support program.
- Appropriates $23,127,121 for behavioral health services from the general fund, plus $1,750,000 from the sports wagering receipts fund.
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- Appropriates $21,833,369 for public health programs, including allocations for free clinics, rural psychiatric residencies, and radon test kits.
- Appropriates $76,312,642 for community access and eligibility, including temporary assistance for needy families and child support services.
- Appropriates $1,992,550,706 for the medical assistance program (Medicaid), state supplementary assistance, and Hawki program.
- Appropriates $164,052,467 for child protective services, child and family services, and adoption subsidy payments.
- Appropriates $100,225,768 for state-operated specialty care institutions, including mental health institutes and resource centers.
- Creates the comprehensive family support program under the purview of the Department of Health and Human Services for families caring for individuals with disabilities.
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This bill did not become law - Withdrawn.
Procedural history
12 actions- May 2, 2026SenateWithdrawn. S.J. 966 .
- May 2, 2026SenateHF 2782 substituted. S.J. 964 .
- May 2, 2026SenateFloorAmendment S-5249 filed, adopted. S.J. 964 .
- May 2, 2026SenateAttached to HF 2782 . S.J. 963 .
- Apr 9, 2026SenateNOBA: Senate Full Approps
- Apr 9, 2026SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 768 .
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- Apr 9, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 766 .
- Apr 8, 2026Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2483 .
- Apr 7, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Apr 6, 2026SenateSubcommittee Meeting: 04/07/2026 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
- Apr 6, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Warme.
- Apr 6, 2026Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Appropriations.
Version history
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Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
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Comprehensive Family Support Program Creation
The bill establishes a new comprehensive family support program within the Department of Health and Human Services to assist families caring for individuals with disabilities.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 90)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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