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HF626 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to monthly stipends for members of the Iowa veterans home, and making appropriations.

A bill for an act relating to monthly stipends for members of the Iowa veterans home, and making appropriations.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
BLOM
Last action
2025-02-28
Official status
Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 470 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to monthly stipends for members of the Iowa veterans home, and making appropriations.

A bill for an act relating to monthly stipends for members of the Iowa veterans home, and making appropriations.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to monthly stipends for members of the Iowa veterans home, and making appropriations.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-28 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 470 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to monthly stipends for members of the Iowa veterans home, and making appropriations.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

626

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

626

BY

BLOM

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

monthly

stipends

for

members

of

the

Iowa

1

veterans

home,

and

making

appropriations.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

626

Section

1.

Section

35D.7,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

4.

a.

An

Iowa

veterans

home

members

fund

3

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

under

the

control

of

the

4

department.

The

fund

shall

consist

of

moneys

appropriated

to

5

the

fund

by

the

general

assembly

and

any

other

moneys

available

6

to

and

obtained

or

accepted

by

the

department

from

the

federal

7

government

or

private

sources

for

deposit

in

the

fund.

Moneys

8

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

department

for

the

purposes

9

of

this

subsection.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

interest

10

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

Iowa

veterans

home

members

fund

11

shall

be

credited

to

the

Iowa

veterans

home

members

fund.

12

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

remaining

in

the

Iowa

13

veterans

home

members

fund

at

the

end

of

a

fiscal

year

shall

14

not

revert

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

15

b.

If

sufficient

moneys

are

available,

the

department

shall

16

use

the

moneys

from

the

Iowa

veterans

home

members

fund

to

17

provide

a

forty-five

dollar

monthly

stipend

to

each

member

of

18

the

Iowa

veterans

home

who

receives

Medicaid

benefits.

19

EXPLANATION

20

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

21

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

22

This

bill

creates

an

Iowa

veterans

home

members

fund

and

23

requires

the

department

of

veterans

affairs

to

use

the

moneys

24

in

the

fund

for

the

purpose

of

providing

each

member

of

the

25

Iowa

veterans

home

who

receives

Medicaid

benefits

a

monthly

26

stipend

of

$45.

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