The People's Ledger
← All Iowa bills

SF2422Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program, Medicaid, and the Iowa health and wellness plan, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3140.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 01/01/2027.

Passed

Introduced by Health And Human Services

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

A bill for an act relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program, Medicaid, and the Iowa health and wellness plan, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3140.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 01/01/2027.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 1031.

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 30, 2026

60

Yes

24

No

16

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1Absent
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Yes
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7Yes
Ann Meyer8Absent
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 354.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 367.

  3. Fiscal note.

  4. Amendment S-5036 filed, lost. S.J. 406.

  5. Amendment S-5033 filed, adopted. S.J. 407.

  6. Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17. S.J. 407.

  7. Immediate message. S.J. 411.

  8. Message from Senate. H.J. 437.

  9. Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 438.

  10. Subcommittee: Harris, Meyer, A. and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 570.

  11. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 8:00AM RM 103.

  12. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  13. Fiscal note.

  14. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 705.

  15. Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 8. H.J. 706.

  16. Committee amendment H-8247 filed. H.J. 706.

  17. Placed on calendar. H.J. 706.

  18. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.

  19. Amendment H-8384 filed. H.J. 953.

  20. Amendment H-8247 withdrawn. H.J. 971.

  21. Amendment H-8391 to amendment H-8384 filed, adopted. H.J. 971.

  22. Amendment H-8384 adopted, as amended. H.J. 971.

  23. Passed House, yeas 65, nays 28. H.J. 972.

  24. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082.

  25. Immediate message. H.J. 973.

  26. Message from House, with amendment S-5206. S.J. 862.

  27. Fiscal note.

  28. Amendment S-5236 to S-5206 filed, adopted. S.J. 934.

  29. Senate concurred with S-5206, as amended. S.J. 934.

  30. Passed Senate, yeas 27, nays 16. S.J. 935.

  31. Immediate message. S.J. 935.

  32. Message from Senate. H.J. 1060.

  33. Senate amendment H-8448 filed. H.J. 1061.

  34. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8448. H.J. 1061.

  35. Passed House, yeas 60, nays 24. H.J. 1061.

  36. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.

  37. Immediate message. H.J. 1066.

  38. Message from House. S.J. 940.

  39. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  40. Fiscal note.

  41. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1031.

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.