Amendment H-8491 to HF 2800

Filed May 3, 2026 in the House by

What it changes

1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “DIVISION I APPROPRIATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TRANSFERS, AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY Section
2. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS —— FY 2026-2027. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in the following designated section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to that section for the following designated purpose shall not exceed the following amount: For payment of claims for nonpublic school pupil transportation under section 285.2 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,997,091 If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in accordance with this section, the department of education shall prorate the amount of each approved claim. Sec.
3. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID —— FY 2026-2027. In lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20, subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, for paying instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for the fiscal year is zero. Sec.
4. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT —— USE OF FEDERAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS —— FY 2025-2026 —— FY 2026-2027. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, the department of workforce development may use up to $12,000,000 from incentive payments made to the state pursuant to the federal Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, Pub. L. No. 111-5, Div. B, Tit. II, pursuant to a special transfer under section 903 of the federal Social Security Act, for administration of the unemployment compensation insurance program and for unemployment compensation insurance systems modernization. Sec.
5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND —— TRANSFERS. On July 1, 2026, all of the following shall be transferred to the information technology fund created in section 217.25:
6. The unencumbered and unobligated balance, including all interest and earnings thereon, of the Iowa coronavirus fiscal recovery fund created in section 8.57G.
7. The unencumbered and unobligated balance, including all interest and earnings thereon, of moneys available to the state pursuant to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. Sec.
8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND —— APPROPRIATIONS.
9. There is appropriated from the information technology fund created in section 217.25 to the department of health and human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: a. For the Medicaid management information system: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,000,000 b. For the eligibility determination for essential needs information technology modernization project: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,500,000 c. For information technology projects associated with child support services: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000,000 d. (1) For information technology costs associated with implementation of 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 104, and 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2422, if enacted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 (2) The appropriation in this paragraph shall be used to implement 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 104, if 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2422, is not enacted.
10. Following the appropriations in subsection 1, the remaining balance of the information technology fund created in section 217.25 is appropriated to the department of health and human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, to be used for the Medicaid management information system.
11. Moneys appropriated in this section shall not be used for maintenance, operations, staffing, or other corporate technology needs of the department. Sec.
12. SPECIAL FUNDS —— SALARY ADJUSTMENTS —— FY 2026-2027. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, salary adjustments otherwise provided may be funded as determined by the department of management, subject to any applicable constitutional limitation, using unappropriated moneys remaining in the commerce revolving fund, the gaming enforcement revolving fund, the gaming regulatory revolving fund, the primary road fund, the road use tax fund, the fish and game protection fund, and the Iowa public employees’ retirement fund, and in other departmental revolving, trust, or special funds for which the general assembly has not made an operating budget appropriation. Sec.
13. Section 8.57I, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . c. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, there is appropriated from the sports wagering receipts fund to the department of health and human services one million dollars to provide a grant to the Iowa healthiest state initiative to support the double up food bucks program to make fresh fruits and vegetables sold at farmers markets, grocery stores, and other participating locations accessible to individuals and families who reside in this state and receive assistance through the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program. (2) A grant recipient that receives funding pursuant to this paragraph shall provide at least a dollar-for-dollar match of the grant assistance. (3) Subsections 5 and 6 do not apply to moneys appropriated under this paragraph. Sec.
14. Section 84F.1, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to the department by the general assembly for purposes of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated in subsequent fiscal years by the department to operate and manage the Iowa office of apprenticeship established in section 84D.3 or for other apprenticeship activities deemed appropriate by the department, not subject to the limitation set forth in paragraph “a” . Sec.
15. Section 84F.2, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to the department by the general assembly for purposes of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated in subsequent fiscal years by the department to operate and manage the Iowa office of apprenticeship established in section 84D.3 or for other apprenticeship activities deemed appropriate by the department, not subject to the limitation set forth in paragraph “a” . Sec.
16. Section 257.35, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
17. The amounts specified for school districts in section 257.10, subsection 7, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each succeeding fiscal year, shall be reduced by the department of management by thirty-two million five hundred thousand dollars. The department of management shall calculate a state aid reduction such that such amounts shall be reduced proportionally to the amount that the district would otherwise have received under section 257.10, subsection
18. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, from the reduction under this subsection for that fiscal year there is appropriated ten million dollars to the department of education for division of special education general supervision, oversight, compliance, employee salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes within the area education agency regions and the department of education main office. Sec.
19. Section 257.35, subsections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, Code 2026, are amended by striking the subsections. Sec.
20. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment: The section of this division of this Act providing for the use of federal incentive payments by the department of workforce development. DIVISION II CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS Sec.
21. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are amended to read as follows: (a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. (b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred thousand dollars. Sec.
22. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph c, subparagraphs (1) and (2), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are amended to read as follows: (1) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. (2) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred thousand dollars. Sec.
23. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph e, subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are amended to read as follows: (a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. (b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred thousand dollars. Sec.
24. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph f, subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are amended to read as follows: (a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. (b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred thousand dollars. Sec.
25. Section 135C.6, subsection 1, paragraph b, as enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 572, section 2, is amended to read as follows: b. A supported community living service, as defined in section 225C.21 249A.38B , is not required to be licensed under this chapter , but is subject to approval under section 225C.21 249A.38B in order to receive public funding. Sec.
26. Section 135S.1, subsection 2, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 571, section 2, is amended to read as follows:
27. “Discrimination” means an adverse action, including but not limited to any penalty, disciplinary, or retaliatory action taken against, or a threat of adverse action communicated to, a medical practitioner or health care institution as a result of the refusal of the medical practitioner or health care institution to participate in a health care service on the basis of conscience. “ Discrimination” not does not include the negotiation or purchase of insurance or a health care service by a nongovernmental entity or individual, the refusal to use or purchase insurance or a health care service by a nongovernmental entity or individual, or a health care institution’s good-faith effort to accommodate a medical practitioner’s or health care institution’s exercise of conscience. Sec.
28. Section 135S.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 571, section 3, is amended to read as follows: a. A medical practitioner or health care institution has the right not to participate in or pay for a health care service that violates the medical practitioner’s or health care institution’s conscience. A medical practitioner shall inform the medical practitioner’s employer of the nature of the medical’s medical practitioner’s objection based on the practitioner’s conscience. This paragraph shall not be construed to waive or modify a duty a medical practitioner or health care institution may have to participate in a health care service that does not violate the medical practitioner’s conscience. Sec.
29. 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2562, section 10, if enacted, is amended by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: SEC.
30. Section 144H.1, subsection 6, as enacted in section 1 of this Act, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
31. “Person authorized to consent” means an individual, in the same order of priority prescribed in section 144A.7, subsection 1, paragraph “b” , who shall be guided by the express or implied intentions of the patient and who is reasonably available, willing, and competent to consent, refuse to consent, or withdraw consent on a patient’s behalf. Sec.
32. Section 148.11A, subsection 2, paragraph b, as enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2184, section 3, is amended to read as follows: b. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to set the term of an administrative medicine license, but shall not require an administrative medicine license to be renewed more often than once every three years. An administrative medicine license shall expire on the licensee’s birthday. Sec.
33. Section 256C.4, subsection 1A, paragraph b, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2754, section 87, is amended to read as follows: b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026 , and each succeeding fiscal year, of the amount of state preschool funding received by a community-based provider approved to directly participate in the preschool program for a fiscal year, not more than five percent may be used by the community-based provider for administering the approved local program. Outreach activities and rent for facilities not owned by the community-based provider are permissive uses of the administrative funds. Sec.
34. Section 280.37, subsection 3, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2086, section 4, is amended to read as follows:
35. If the board of directors of a school district or the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school offer the elective junior fire fighter program, then the board of directors of the school district or the authorities in charge of the accredited nonpublic school shall coordinate with a local fire department to ensure students are provided with the appropriate materials and training to successfully complete all components necessary for fire fighter firefighter I certification, including the written certification examination and the practical certification examination. Sec.
36. Section 280.37, subsection 4, paragraph a, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2086, section 4, is amended to read as follows: a. Be designed to prepare students to sit for certification testing from the fire service training bureau for fire fighter firefighter I certification. Sec.
37. Section 307.22A, subsection 6, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2667, section 2, is amended to read as follows:
38. The statewide urban design and specifications board shall publish on the Iowa state university of science and technology’s internet site an analysis of any changes made to the statewide urban design and specifications manuals and provide an estimate of expected cost variations that are likely to be incurred, if any, by implementing the changes. Sec.
39. Section 452A.33, subsection 1, paragraph c, subparagraph (2), Code 2026, as amended by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2643, section 5, is amended to read as follows: (2) (a) If a retail dealer fails to file a timely filed report as required by this subsection or fails to maintain records required to file the report , the department may impose a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars per occurrence in addition to any other penalty provided by law. The penalty amount shall be deposited into the general fund of the state. (b) A retail dealer who fails to timely file a timely filed report as required by this subsection for the latest determination period ending on or before the last day of the retail dealer’s tax year is also ineligible to claim any tax credit available under section 422.11O, 422.11P, or 422.11Y for the tax year. Sec.
40. Section 514F.8D, subsection 5, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 4, is amended to read as follows:
41. The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer and enforce this section. Sec.
42. Section 537C.9, as enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2497, section 9, is amended to read as follows: 537C.9 Program agreement —— approved parties.
43. A program shall only enter into a program agreement with the following persons:
44. a. A resident of this state who holds a driver’s license issued in this state that authorizes the person to operate a vehicle of the class of the shared vehicle that is the subject of the program agreement.
45. b. A nonresident of this state who holds a driver’s license issued by the state or country of the person’s residence that authorizes the person to operate a vehicle of the class of the shared vehicle that is the subject of the program agreement, and is at least the minimum age required by this state to operate a vehicle of that class.
46. c. A person who is specifically authorized by this state to operate a vehicle of the class of the shared vehicle that is the subject of the program agreement.
48. A program shall keep permanent records of all of the following: a. The names and address of each shared vehicle driver. b. The driver’s license number and place of issuance of each shared vehicle driver, and any other person who may operate a shared vehicle under a program agreement. Sec.
49. Section 910.2, subsection 3, as enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2697, section 1, is amended to read as follows:
50. Notwithstanding any other statute or rule of law, with the consent of the defendant and the prosecuting attorney, the court may order as part of the dismissal of a public offense or violation of an ordinance that the defendant pay pecuniary damages to the victim , and category “B” restitution, which shall include court costs. Sec.
51. 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2739, section 13, is amended to read as follows: SEC.
52. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS FOR THE HEALTH CARE-RELATED TAX AND PREPAYMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
53. Notwithstanding section 432B.2, subsection 1, if enacted by this division of this Act, each health care maintenance organization transacting business in this state shall be subject to a health care-related tax payable to the director of revenue in an amount equal to three and one-half percent of the applicable percentage of taxable funds as defined in section 432B.1, if enacted by this division of this Act, for the period in calendar year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending September 30,
54. The difference between the amount of taxes collected pursuant to this section and the amount of tax that would be collected by imposing the rate under section 432B.2, subsection 1, if enacted by this division of this Act, shall not be subject to prepayment under section 432B.3, subsection 1 2 , if enacted by this division of this Act. Sec.
55. 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2757, sections 5 and 6, if enacted, are amended to read as follows: SEC.
56. APPLICABILITY. Except as otherwise provided, this Act applies to tangible personal property or specified digital projects products sold to or of services furnished to a nuclear electric generation facility when permissible under section 423.3, subsection 111, paragraph “c”, if enacted by this Act. SEC.
57. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2026, for tangible personal property or specified digital projects products sold to or of services furnished to a nuclear electric generation facility that is undertaking an activity described in section 423.3, subsection 111, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), subparagraph subdivision (i), if enacted by this Act. Sec.
58. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
59. The section of this division of this Act amending section 256C.4, subsection 1A, paragraph “b”.
60. The section of this division of this Act amending 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2739, section

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