HSB 784

House
Study
Bill
784
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MOHR)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
state
government
and
finances,
including
1
by
making
corrections,
and
including
effective
date
and
2
retroactive
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
CORRECTIVE
PROVISIONS
2
Section
1.
Section
135.61,
subsection
16,
paragraph
a,
3
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
and
(b),
if
4
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2635,
section
14,
are
5
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
(a)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2027,
and
before
7
December
31,
2031,
January
1,
2032,
four
million
dollars.
8
(b)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2032,
and
before
9
December
31,
2036,
January
1,
2037,
four
million
five
hundred
10
thousand
dollars.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
135.61,
subsection
16,
paragraph
c,
12
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
if
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
13
File
2635,
section
14,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
(1)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2027,
and
before
15
December
31,
2031,
January
1,
2032,
four
million
dollars.
16
(2)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2032,
and
before
17
December
31,
2036,
January
1,
2037,
four
million
five
hundred
18
thousand
dollars.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
135.61,
subsection
16,
paragraph
e,
20
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
and
(b),
if
21
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2635,
section
14,
are
22
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
(a)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2027,
and
before
24
December
31,
2031,
January
1,
2032,
four
million
dollars.
25
(b)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2032,
and
before
26
December
31,
2036,
January
1,
2037,
four
million
five
hundred
27
thousand
dollars.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
135.61,
subsection
16,
paragraph
f,
29
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
and
(b),
if
30
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2635,
section
14,
are
31
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
(a)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2027,
and
before
33
December
31,
2031,
January
1,
2032,
four
million
dollars.
34
(b)
Beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2032,
and
before
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December
31,
2036,
January
1,
2037,
four
million
five
hundred
1
thousand
dollars.
2
Sec.
5.
Section
135C.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
as
3
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
572,
section
2,
is
4
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
b.
A
supported
community
living
service,
as
defined
in
6
section
225C.21
249A.38B
,
is
not
required
to
be
licensed
under
7
this
chapter
,
but
is
subject
to
approval
under
section
225C.21
8
249A.38B
in
order
to
receive
public
funding.
9
Sec.
6.
Section
135S.1,
subsection
2,
if
enacted
by
2026
10
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
571,
section
2,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
2.
“Discrimination”
means
an
adverse
action,
including
but
13
not
limited
to
any
penalty,
disciplinary,
or
retaliatory
action
14
taken
against,
or
a
threat
of
adverse
action
communicated
15
to,
a
medical
practitioner
or
health
care
institution
as
a
16
result
of
the
refusal
of
the
medical
practitioner
or
health
17
care
institution
to
participate
in
a
health
care
service
18
on
the
basis
of
conscience.
“
Discrimination”
not
does
not
19
include
the
negotiation
or
purchase
of
insurance
or
a
health
20
care
service
by
a
nongovernmental
entity
or
individual,
the
21
refusal
to
use
or
purchase
insurance
or
a
health
care
service
22
by
a
nongovernmental
entity
or
individual,
or
a
health
care
23
institution’s
good-faith
effort
to
accommodate
a
medical
24
practitioner’s
or
health
care
institution’s
exercise
of
25
conscience.
26
Sec.
7.
Section
135S.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
if
27
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
571,
section
3,
is
28
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
a.
A
medical
practitioner
or
health
care
institution
has
30
the
right
not
to
participate
in
or
pay
for
a
health
care
31
service
that
violates
the
medical
practitioner’s
or
health
32
care
institution’s
conscience.
A
medical
practitioner
shall
33
inform
the
medical
practitioner’s
employer
of
the
nature
34
of
the
medical’s
medical
practitioner’s
objection
based
on
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the
practitioner’s
conscience.
This
paragraph
shall
not
be
1
construed
to
waive
or
modify
a
duty
a
medical
practitioner
or
2
health
care
institution
may
have
to
participate
in
a
health
3
care
service
that
does
not
violate
the
medical
practitioner’s
4
conscience.
5
Sec.
8.
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2562,
section
10,
if
6
enacted,
is
amended
by
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
7
lieu
thereof
the
following:
8
SEC.
10.
Section
144H.1,
subsection
6,
as
enacted
in
section
9
1
of
this
Act,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
10
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
11
6.
“Person
authorized
to
consent”
means
an
individual,
12
in
the
same
order
of
priority
prescribed
in
section
144A.7,
13
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
who
shall
be
guided
by
the
express
14
or
implied
intentions
of
the
patient
and
who
is
reasonably
15
available,
willing,
and
competent
to
consent,
refuse
to
16
consent,
or
withdraw
consent
on
a
patient’s
behalf.
17
Sec.
9.
Section
148.11A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
as
18
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2184,
section
3,
is
19
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
b.
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
21
set
the
term
of
an
administrative
medicine
license,
but
shall
22
not
require
an
administrative
medicine
license
to
be
renewed
23
more
often
than
once
every
three
years.
An
administrative
24
medicine
license
shall
expire
on
the
licensee’s
birthday.
25
Sec.
10.
Section
256C.4,
subsection
1A,
paragraph
b,
if
26
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2754,
section
87,
is
27
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
b.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025
2026
,
29
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
of
the
amount
of
state
30
preschool
funding
received
by
a
community-based
provider
31
approved
to
directly
participate
in
the
preschool
program
for
32
a
fiscal
year,
not
more
than
five
percent
may
be
used
by
the
33
community-based
provider
for
administering
the
approved
local
34
program.
Outreach
activities
and
rent
for
facilities
not
owned
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by
the
community-based
provider
are
permissive
uses
of
the
1
administrative
funds.
2
Sec.
11.
Section
280.37,
subsection
3,
if
enacted
by
2026
3
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2086,
section
4,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
3.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
the
6
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
offer
7
the
elective
junior
fire
fighter
program,
then
the
board
of
8
directors
of
the
school
district
or
the
authorities
in
charge
9
of
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
coordinate
with
a
10
local
fire
department
to
ensure
students
are
provided
with
the
11
appropriate
materials
and
training
to
successfully
complete
12
all
components
necessary
for
fire
fighter
firefighter
I
13
certification,
including
the
written
certification
examination
14
and
the
practical
certification
examination.
15
Sec.
12.
Section
280.37,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
if
16
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
Senate
File
2086,
section
4,
is
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
a.
Be
designed
to
prepare
students
to
sit
for
certification
19
testing
from
the
fire
service
training
bureau
for
fire
fighter
20
firefighter
I
certification.
21
Sec.
13.
Section
307.22A,
subsection
6,
if
enacted
by
2026
22
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2667,
section
2,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
6.
The
statewide
urban
design
and
specifications
board
25
shall
publish
on
the
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
26
technology’s
internet
site
an
analysis
of
any
changes
made
27
to
the
statewide
urban
design
and
specifications
manuals
and
28
provide
an
estimate
of
expected
cost
variations
that
are
likely
29
to
be
incurred,
if
any,
by
implementing
the
changes.
30
Sec.
14.
Section
452A.33,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
31
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2026,
as
amended
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
32
House
File
2643,
section
5,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(2)
(a)
If
a
retail
dealer
fails
to
file
a
timely
filed
34
report
as
required
by
this
subsection
or
fails
to
maintain
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records
required
to
file
the
report
,
the
department
may
impose
1
a
civil
penalty
of
not
more
than
one
hundred
dollars
per
2
occurrence
in
addition
to
any
other
penalty
provided
by
law.
3
The
penalty
amount
shall
be
deposited
into
the
general
fund
of
4
the
state.
5
(b)
A
retail
dealer
who
fails
to
timely
file
a
timely
6
filed
report
as
required
by
this
subsection
for
the
latest
7
determination
period
ending
on
or
before
the
last
day
of
the
8
retail
dealer’s
tax
year
is
also
ineligible
to
claim
any
tax
9
credit
available
under
section
422.11O,
422.11P,
or
422.11Y
for
10
the
tax
year.
11
Sec.
15.
Section
514F.8D,
subsection
5,
if
enacted
by
2026
12
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2635,
section
4,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
5.
The
commissioner
of
insurance
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
15
chapter
17A
to
administer
and
enforce
this
section.
16
Sec.
16.
Section
537C.9,
as
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
17
File
2497,
section
9,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
537C.9
Program
agreement
——
approved
parties.
19
1.
A
program
shall
only
enter
into
a
program
agreement
with
20
the
following
persons:
21
1.
a.
A
resident
of
this
state
who
holds
a
driver’s
license
22
issued
in
this
state
that
authorizes
the
person
to
operate
a
23
vehicle
of
the
class
of
the
shared
vehicle
that
is
the
subject
24
of
the
program
agreement.
25
2.
b.
A
nonresident
of
this
state
who
holds
a
driver’s
26
license
issued
by
the
state
or
country
of
the
person’s
27
residence
that
authorizes
the
person
to
operate
a
vehicle
of
28
the
class
of
the
shared
vehicle
that
is
the
subject
of
the
29
program
agreement,
and
is
at
least
the
minimum
age
required
by
30
this
state
to
operate
a
vehicle
of
that
class.
31
3.
c.
A
person
who
is
specifically
authorized
by
this
state
32
to
operate
a
vehicle
of
the
class
of
the
shared
vehicle
that
is
33
the
subject
of
the
program
agreement.
34
4.
2.
A
program
shall
keep
permanent
records
of
all
of
the
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following:
1
a.
The
names
and
address
of
each
shared
vehicle
driver.
2
b.
The
driver’s
license
number
and
place
of
issuance
of
each
3
shared
vehicle
driver,
and
any
other
person
who
may
operate
a
4
shared
vehicle
under
a
program
agreement.
5
Sec.
17.
Section
910.2,
subsection
3,
as
enacted
by
2026
6
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2697,
section
1,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
3.
Notwithstanding
any
other
statute
or
rule
of
law,
with
9
the
consent
of
the
defendant
and
the
prosecuting
attorney,
the
10
court
may
order
as
part
of
the
dismissal
of
a
public
offense
11
or
violation
of
an
ordinance
that
the
defendant
pay
pecuniary
12
damages
to
the
victim
,
and
category
“B”
restitution,
which
13
shall
include
court
costs.
14
Sec.
18.
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2739,
section
13,
is
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
SEC.
13.
TEMPORARY
PROVISIONS
FOR
THE
HEALTH
CARE-RELATED
17
TAX
AND
PREPAYMENTS
FOR
CALENDAR
YEAR
2026.
Notwithstanding
18
section
432B.2,
subsection
1,
if
enacted
by
this
division
19
of
this
Act,
each
health
care
maintenance
organization
20
transacting
business
in
this
state
shall
be
subject
to
a
health
21
care-related
tax
payable
to
the
director
of
revenue
in
an
22
amount
equal
to
three
and
one-half
percent
of
the
applicable
23
percentage
of
taxable
funds
as
defined
in
section
432B.1,
24
if
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act,
for
the
period
in
25
calendar
year
beginning
January
1,
2026,
and
ending
September
26
30,
2026.
The
difference
between
the
amount
of
taxes
collected
27
pursuant
to
this
section
and
the
amount
of
tax
that
would
be
28
collected
by
imposing
the
rate
under
section
432B.2,
subsection
29
1,
if
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act,
shall
not
be
30
subject
to
prepayment
under
section
432B.3,
subsection
1
2
,
if
31
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act.
32
Sec.
19.
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2757,
sections
5
and
6,
33
if
enacted,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
SEC.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
Except
as
otherwise
provided,
this
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Act
applies
to
tangible
personal
property
or
specified
digital
1
projects
products
sold
to
or
of
services
furnished
to
a
nuclear
2
electric
generation
facility
when
permissible
under
section
3
423.3,
subsection
111,
paragraph
“c”,
if
enacted
by
this
Act.
4
SEC.
6.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
5
retroactively
to
January
1,
2026,
for
tangible
personal
6
property
or
specified
digital
projects
products
sold
to
or
of
7
services
furnished
to
a
nuclear
electric
generation
facility
8
that
is
undertaking
an
activity
described
in
section
423.3,
9
subsection
111,
paragraph
“a”,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
10
subdivision
(i),
if
enacted
by
this
Act.
11
Sec.
20.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
12
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
13
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
14
256C.4,
subsection
1A,
paragraph
“b”.
15
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
2026
16
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2739,
section
13.
17
Sec.
21.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
18
retroactively
to
the
effective
date
of
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
19
File
2754,
if
enacted:
20
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
21
256C.4,
subsection
1A,
paragraph
“b”.
22
Sec.
22.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
23
retroactively
to
January
1,
2026,
for
tax
years
beginning
on
24
or
after
that
date:
25
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
2026
Iowa
26
Acts,
House
File
2739,
section
13.
27
DIVISION
II
28
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INSURANCE
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CODE
ORGANIZATION
29
Sec.
23.
Section
508.101,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
as
30
enacted
by
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2232,
section
4,
is
31
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
As
used
in
this
chapter
subchapter
,
unless
the
context
33
otherwise
requires:
34
Sec.
24.
Section
508.102,
subsection
2,
as
enacted
by
2026
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Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2232,
section
5,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
2.
An
insurer
or
qualified
individual
who,
acting
3
reasonably
and
in
good
faith,
makes
a
disclosure
of
information
4
to
the
commissioner
pursuant
to
this
chapter
subchapter
or
5
under
chapter
507E
shall
be
immune
from
administrative
or
civil
6
liability
that
might
otherwise
arise
from
such
disclosure
or
7
from
a
failure
to
notify
the
eligible
adult
of
the
disclosure.
8
This
section
shall
not
abrogate
or
modify
any
existing
9
statutory
or
common
law
privileges
or
immunities.
10
Sec.
25.
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2232,
section
10,
is
11
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
SEC.
10.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
The
Code
editor
is
13
directed
to
shall
designate
sections
508.1
through
508.39
,
as
14
amended
by
this
Act,
as
subchapter
I
of
chapter
508
entitled
15
“General
Provisions”,
and
to
designate
sections
508.101
through
16
508.106,
as
enacted
by
this
Act,
as
subchapter
II
of
chapter
17
508
entitled
“Financial
Exploitation
of
Eligible
Adults”
,
and
18
replace
references
to
“this
chapter”
with
“this
subchapter”
19
within
sections
508.1
through
508.39
.
The
Code
editor
shall
20
replace
references
to
chapter
508
with
references
to
chapter
21
508,
subchapter
I,
in
sections
235F.1,
423.3,
506.14,
507.1,
22
507.12,
507B.4C,
508A.1,
508A.5,
508B.1,
509.5,
510.11,
511.8,
23
511.26,
514A.1,
514G.103,
515.1,
515B.2,
515B.9,
518C.10,
24
521.1,
521A.1,
521A.14,
521E.1,
521F.2,
521I.1,
522B.1,
522F.1,
25
533C.103,
and
535.8,
and
any
other
section
of
the
Code
or
26
enacted
legislation
if
there
appears
to
be
no
doubt
as
to
the
27
intent
to
refer
to
chapter
508,
subchapter
I,
and
the
change
28
would
not
be
contrary
to
or
inconsistent
with
the
purposes
of
29
this
Act
or
other
provision
of
law.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
CORRECTIVE
PROVISIONS.
This
bill
makes
technical
34
corrections
to,
or
as
the
result
of,
legislation
enacted
or
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considered
during
the
2026
legislative
session.
Certain
1
provisions
take
effect
or
apply
retroactively
based
on
the
2
underlying
2026
legislation.
3
LIFE
INSURANCE
——
CODE
ORGANIZATION.
The
bill
further
4
provides
for
the
organization
of
Code
chapter
508
into
Code
5
subchapters
as
provided
in
2026
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2232.
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