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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 615 Sets Work Rules for Health Plan and Creates IT Fund
Last action · June 27, 2025: Explanations of votes. H.J. 1224 .
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What This Bill Does
Iowa enacts Senate File 615, establishing an 80-hour monthly work requirement for able-bodied adults under 65 on the , creating a new Information Technology Fund, and updating Medicaid resource rules for employed people with disabilities.
Enrollees in state health and public assistance programs must meet new monthly employment thresholds or secure qualifying exemptions to maintain coverage, while state agencies gain centralized funding for technology modernization.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Iowa Health and Wellness Plan members
Members must document at least 80 hours of work per month or qualify for a specific exemption to maintain health coverage.
Employed individuals with disabilities
Individuals participating in the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities program benefit from updated resource and asset disregards.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
45 actions- Jun 27, 2025HouseExplanations of votes. H.J. 1224 .
- Jun 6, 2025SenateEnrolledSigned by Governor . S.J. 1053 .
- Jun 6, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note .
- May 23, 2025SenateReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1050 .
- May 20, 2025HouseExplanation of vote. H.J. 1223 .
- May 14, 2025HouseMessage from House. S.J. 1010 .
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- May 14, 2025HouseImmediate message. H.J. 1197 .
- May 14, 2025HouseFloorPassed House , yeas 56, nays 30. H.J. 1186 .
- May 14, 2025HouseFloorHouse concurred in Senate amendment H-1342 , yeas 55, nays 31. H.J. 1185 .
- May 13, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note .
- May 13, 2025HouseSenate amendment H-1342 filed. H.J. 1178 .
- May 13, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 1172 .
- May 13, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 990 .
- May 13, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 33, nays 13. S.J. 988 .
- May 13, 2025SenateFloorSenate concurred with S-3059 , as amended. S.J. 988 .
- May 13, 2025SenateFloorAmendment S-3168 to S-3059 filed, adopted. S.J. 988 .
- Apr 22, 2025HouseExplanation of vote. H.J. 1034 .
- Mar 28, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note .
- Mar 27, 2025HouseMessage from House, with amendment S-3059 . S.J. 656 .
- Mar 26, 2025HouseImmediate message. H.J. 850 .
- Mar 26, 2025HouseFloorPassed House , yeas 61, nays 35. H.J. 847 .
- Mar 26, 2025HouseFloorAmendment H-1198 adopted. H.J. 846 .
- Mar 26, 2025HouseAmendment H-1200 to amendment H-1198 filed, withdrawn. H.J. 846 .
- Mar 26, 2025HouseSubstituted for HF 948 . H.J. 846 .
- Mar 25, 2025HouseAmendment H-1198 filed. H.J. 815 .
- Mar 25, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time, passed on file. H.J. 810 .
- Mar 25, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 810 .
- Mar 25, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 636 .
- Mar 25, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 33, nays 15. S.J. 635 .
- Mar 25, 2025SenateAmendment S-3054 filed, lost. S.J. 634 .
- Mar 25, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note .
- Mar 24, 2025SenateCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 615 . S.J. 621 .
- Mar 24, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 621 .
- Mar 24, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 621 .
- Mar 20, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Mar 19, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/20/2025 11:00AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Mar 12, 2025SenateSubcommittee: Bousselot, Costello, and Donahue. S.J. 507 .
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Appropriations. S.J. 480 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 472 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 465 .
- Mar 10, 2025SenateCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 599 . S.J. 472 .
- Mar 3, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- Feb 25, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Feb 24, 2025SenateSubcommittee: Klimesh, Rowley, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 342 .
- Feb 18, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 297 .
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Introduction of Work Mandates for Health Coverage
The state establishes a direct link between maintaining health coverage under the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan and fulfilling monthly employment obligations.
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