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A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3182 .)

A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3182 .)

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 634 .
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A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3182 .)

A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3182 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3182 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 634 .

  2. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    HF 2739 substituted. S.J. 633 .

  3. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5125 filed, adopted. S.J. 633 .

  4. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 632 .

  5. 2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Point of order raised, ruled well taken. S.J. 629 .

  6. 2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 2739 . S.J. 611 .

  7. 2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 562 .

  8. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  9. 2026-03-06 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 4:00PM Room 315.

  10. 2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Green, Petersen, and Schultz. S.J. 489 .

  11. 2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 479 .

  12. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 477 .

  13. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 476 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3182 .)

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BY

COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3182)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

state

finances

by

modifying

the

taxes

1

imposed

on

health

maintenance

organizations,

making

2

transfers

from

the

taxpayer

relief

fund,

making

and

3

supplementing

appropriations

to

the

department

of

health

and

4

human

services,

and

including

effective

date,

contingent

5

effective

date,

and

retroactive

applicability

provisions.

6

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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DIVISION

I

1

HEALTH

MAINTENANCE

ORGANIZATION

TAXATION

2

Section

1.

Section

249A.13,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

3

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4

1.

A

Medicaid

managed

care

organization

premiums

health

5

care

tax

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

under

the

6

authority

of

the

department

of

health

and

human

services.

7

Moneys

collected

by

the

director

of

the

department

of

revenue

8

as

taxes

on

premiums

pursuant

to

section

432.1B

432B.2

shall

be

9

deposited

in

the

fund.

10

Sec.

2.

Section

432.1,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

11

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

12

Every

insurance

company

or

association

of

whatever

kind

or

13

character,

not

including

fraternal

beneficiary

associations,

14

health

maintenance

organizations,

and

nonprofit

hospital

and

15

medical

service

corporations,

shall,

as

required

by

law,

pay

to

16

the

director

of

the

department

of

revenue,

or

to

a

depository

17

designated

by

the

director,

as

taxes,

an

amount

equal

to

the

18

following,

except

that

the

premium

tax

applicable

to

county

19

mutual

insurance

associations

shall

be

governed

by

section

20

518.18

:

21

Sec.

3.

Section

432.1,

subsection

2,

unnumbered

paragraph

22

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

23

The

“applicable

percent”

for

purposes

of

subsection

1

of

this

24

section

,

section

432.1B

,

and

section

432.2

is

the

following:

25

Sec.

4.

NEW

SECTION

.

432B.1

Definitions.

26

As

used

in

this

chapter:

27

1.

“Commissioner”

means

the

commissioner

of

insurance.

28

2.

“Health

maintenance

organization”

means

the

same

as

29

defined

in

section

514B.1.

“Health

maintenance

organization”

30

includes

a

health

maintenance

organization

contracting

with

31

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

to

administer

the

32

medical

assistance

program

under

chapter

249A.

33

3.

a.

“Taxable

funds”

means

all

of

the

following:

34

(1)

Payments

received

by

the

health

maintenance

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organization

for

health

care

services,

insurance,

indemnity,

1

or

other

benefits

to

which

an

enrollee

is

entitled

through

a

2

health

maintenance

organization.

3

(2)

Payments

made

by

the

health

maintenance

organization

4

to

providers

for

health

care

services,

to

insurers,

or

to

5

corporations

authorized

under

chapter

514

for

insurance,

6

indemnity,

or

other

authorized

service

benefits,

except

7

a

payment

made

by

a

health

maintenance

organization

that

8

qualifies

both

as

a

payment

received

under

subparagraph

(1)

and

9

a

payment

made

under

this

subparagraph,

shall

be

considered

10

taxable

funds

under

subparagraph

(1).

11

b.

“Taxable

funds”

does

not

include

payments

made

to

a

12

health

maintenance

organization

by

the

United

States

secretary

13

of

health

and

human

services

under

a

contract

issued

under

14

section

1833

or

1876

of

the

federal

Social

Security

Act,

or

15

under

section

4015

of

the

federal

Omnibus

Budget

Reconciliation

16

Act

of

1987.

17

Sec.

5.

NEW

SECTION

.

432B.2

Imposition

of

health

18

care-related

tax.

19

1.

Each

health

maintenance

organization

transacting

20

business

in

the

state

shall

be

subject

to

a

health

care-related

21

tax

payable

to

the

director

of

revenue

in

an

amount

equal

to

22

the

following

applicable

percentage

of

taxable

funds:

23

a.

For

the

period

in

calendar

year

2026

beginning

January

24

1,

2026,

and

ending

September

30,

2026,

three

and

one-half

25

percent.

For

the

period

in

calendar

year

2026

beginning

26

on

or

after

October

1,

2026,

and

ending

December

31,

2026,

27

ninety-five

hundredths

of

one

percent.

28

b.

For

the

2027

calendar

year

and

subsequent

calendar

years,

29

ninety-five

hundredths

of

one

percent.

30

2.

The

amounts

received

by

the

director

of

revenue

from

the

31

imposition

of

the

tax

shall

be

deposited

in

the

health

care

tax

32

fund

created

in

section

249A.13.

33

Sec.

6.

NEW

SECTION

.

432B.3

Date

tax

due

——

method

of

34

payment

——

statute

of

limitations.

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1.

Except

as

provided

in

subsection

2,

the

tax

imposed

1

under

this

chapter

shall

be

paid

on

or

before

March

1

of

the

2

year

following

the

calendar

year

for

which

the

tax

is

due.

The

3

commissioner

may

suspend

or

revoke

the

license

of

a

health

4

maintenance

organization

subject

to

the

health

care-related

tax

5

in

this

chapter

that

fails

to

pay

the

health

care-related

tax

6

on

or

before

the

due

date.

7

2.

a.

Each

health

maintenance

organization

transacting

8

business

in

this

state

that

is

subject

to

the

tax

in

section

9

432B.2

shall

remit

on

or

before

June

1,

on

a

prepayment

basis,

10

an

amount

equal

to

one-half

of

the

product

of

the

current

rate

11

in

effect

in

section

432B.2

and

the

taxable

funds

in

the

prior

12

calendar

year.

13

b.

In

addition

to

the

prepayment

amount

in

paragraph

“a”

,

14

each

health

maintenance

organization

subject

to

the

tax

in

this

15

chapter

shall

remit

on

or

before

August

15,

on

a

prepayment

16

basis,

an

additional

amount

equal

to

one-half

of

the

product

of

17

the

current

rate

in

effect

in

section

432B.2

and

the

taxable

18

funds

in

the

prior

calendar

year.

19

c.

(1)

The

sums

prepaid

by

a

health

maintenance

20

organization

under

paragraphs

“a”

and

“b”

shall

be

allowed

21

as

credits

against

the

health

maintenance

organization’s

22

health

care-related

tax

liability

for

the

calendar

year

during

23

which

the

payments

are

made.

If

a

prepayment

made

under

this

24

subsection

exceeds

the

health

maintenance

organization’s

annual

25

health

care-related

tax

liability,

the

excess

shall

be

allowed

26

as

a

credit

against

the

health

maintenance

organization’s

27

subsequent

prepayment

or

tax

liabilities

under

this

chapter.

28

The

commissioner

shall

authorize

the

department

of

revenue

29

to

make

a

cash

refund

to

a

health

maintenance

organization,

30

in

lieu

of

a

credit

against

subsequent

prepayment

or

tax

31

liabilities

under

this

section,

if

the

health

maintenance

32

organization

demonstrates

the

inability

to

recoup

the

funds

33

paid

via

a

credit.

34

(2)

The

commissioner

shall

adopt

rules

establishing

a

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health

maintenance

organization’s

eligibility

for

a

cash

1

refund,

and

the

process

for

the

department

of

revenue

to

make

a

2

cash

refund

to

an

eligible

health

maintenance

organization

from

3

the

Medicaid

managed

care

organization

health

care

tax

fund

4

created

in

section

249A.13.

The

commissioner

may

suspend

or

5

revoke

the

license

of

a

health

maintenance

organization

that

6

fails

to

make

a

prepayment

on

or

before

the

due

date

under

this

7

subsection.

8

3.

The

commissioner

shall

determine

whether

or

not

the

tax

9

remitted

is

correct.

If

the

tax

remitted

is

not

sufficient,

10

the

commissioner

shall

notify

the

delinquent

company

of

the

11

amount

of

such

delinquency

and

certify

the

amount

to

the

12

department

of

revenue

which

shall

proceed

to

collect

the

13

delinquency.

14

4.

Within

five

years

after

the

tax

return

is

filed

or

within

15

five

years

after

the

tax

return

became

due,

whichever

is

later,

16

the

commissioner

shall

examine

the

return

and

determine

the

17

tax.

An

assessment

or

a

claim

for

credit

must

be

made

within

18

five

calendar

years

after

the

annual

tax

filing

is

made.

For

19

a

five-year

period

preceding

the

current

calendar

year,

a

20

company

may

apply

for

a

credit,

or

the

commissioner

may

make

21

an

assessment,

as

appropriate.

The

period

of

examination

and

22

determination

of

the

correct

amount

of

tax

is

unlimited

in

the

23

case

of

a

false

or

fraudulent

return

made

with

the

intent

to

24

evade

tax

or

in

the

case

of

a

failure

to

file

a

return.

25

Sec.

7.

Section

508C.19,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

26

follows:

27

508C.19

Credits

for

assessments

paid.

28

1.

An

insurer

may

offset

an

assessment

made

pursuant

to

29

section

508C.9

against

its

premium

tax

liability

pursuant

to

30

chapter

432

or

health

care-related

tax

liability

pursuant

to

31

chapter

432B

to

the

extent

of

twenty

percent

of

the

amount

of

32

the

assessment

for

each

of

the

five

calendar

years

following

33

the

year

in

which

the

assessment

was

paid.

If

an

insurer

34

ceases

doing

business,

all

uncredited

assessments

may

be

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credited

against

its

premium

or

health

care-related

tax

1

liability

for

the

year

it

ceases

doing

business.

2

2.

Sums

acquired

by

refund

from

the

association

which

have

3

been

written

off

by

contributing

insurers

and

offset

against

4

premium

taxes

or

health

care-related

taxes

as

provided

in

5

subsection

1

and

are

not

then

needed

for

purposes

of

this

6

chapter

shall

be

paid

by

the

association

to

the

commissioner.

7

The

commissioner

shall

remit

the

moneys

to

the

treasurer

of

8

state

to

deposit

in

the

state

general

fund.

9

Sec.

8.

Section

514B.31,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

10

the

section

and

inserting

in

lieu

thereof

the

following:

11

514B.31

Health

maintenance

organization

health

care-related

12

taxation.

13

Every

health

maintenance

organization

and

including

health

14

maintenance

organizations

contracting

with

the

department

of

15

health

and

human

services

to

administer

the

medical

assistance

16

program

under

chapter

249A

shall

be

subject

to

taxation

under

17

chapter

432B.

18

Sec.

9.

Section

514E.1,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

19

to

read

as

follows:

20

3.

“Carrier”

means

an

insurer

providing

accident

and

21

sickness

insurance

under

chapter

509

,

514

,

514A

and

includes

a

22

health

maintenance

organization

established

under

chapter

514B

23

if

payments

received

by

the

health

maintenance

organization

24

are

considered

premiums

pursuant

to

section

514B.31

and

are

25

taxed

under

chapter

432

subject

to

the

health

care-related

26

tax

under

chapter

432B

.

“Carrier”

also

includes

a

corporation

27

which

becomes

a

mutual

insurer

pursuant

to

section

514.23

and

28

any

other

person

as

defined

in

section

4.1,

subsection

20

,

who

29

is

or

may

become

liable

for

the

tax

imposed

by

chapter

432

or

30

432B

.

31

Sec.

10.

Section

514E.2,

subsection

13,

Code

2026,

is

32

amended

to

read

as

follows:

33

13.

An

insurer

may

offset

an

assessment

made

pursuant

to

34

this

chapter

against

its

premium

tax

liability

pursuant

to

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chapter

432

or

against

its

health

care-related

tax

liability

1

pursuant

to

chapter

432B,

as

applicable,

to

the

extent

of

2

twenty

percent

of

the

amount

of

the

assessment

for

each

3

of

the

five

calendar

years

following

the

year

in

which

the

4

assessment

was

paid.

If

an

insurer

ceases

doing

business,

all

5

uncredited

assessments

may

be

credited

against

its

premium

or

6

health

care-related

tax

liability

for

the

year

it

ceases

doing

7

business.

8

Sec.

11.

REPEAL.

Section

432.1B,

Code

2026,

is

repealed.

9

Sec.

12.

PREMIUM

TAX

——

HEALTH

MAINTENANCE

10

ORGANIZATION.

For

purposes

of

imposing

the

premium

tax

11

under

section

432.1,

beginning

with

calendar

2026,

and

12

subsequent

calendar

years,

a

health

maintenance

organization

13

is

not

subject

to

the

premium

tax

under

section

432.1,

if

the

14

health

maintenance

organization

is

subject

to

the

imposition

15

of

the

health

care-related

tax

under

chapter

432B,

if

enacted

16

by

this

division

of

this

Act.

17

Sec.

13.

PREPAYMENT

OF

TAXES

FOR

CALENDAR

YEAR

18

2026.

Notwithstanding

section

432B.3,

subsection

2,

paragraphs

19

“a”

and

“b”,

if

enacted

by

this

division

of

this

Act,

the

first

20

prepayment

date

shall

be

sixty

days

and

the

second

prepayment

21

date

shall

be

one

hundred

thirty-five

days

after

the

effective

22

date

of

this

division

of

this

Act.

23

Sec.

14.

CONTINGENT

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

24

this

Act

takes

effect

upon

the

date

the

department

of

health

25

and

human

services

notifies

the

general

assembly

and

the

Code

26

editor

of

the

approval

by

the

federal

centers

for

Medicare

and

27

Medicaid

services

of

the

United

States

department

of

health

28

and

human

services

of

the

method

of

taxation

upon

a

health

29

maintenance

organization

imposed

pursuant

to

this

division

of

30

the

Act.

31

Sec.

15.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

This

division

of

this

32

Act

applies

retroactively

to

January

1,

2026,

for

tax

years

33

beginning

on

or

after

that

date.

34

DIVISION

II

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TAXPAYER

RELIEF

FUND

TRANSFERS

——

SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATIONS

1

Sec.

16.

Section

8.57E,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

2

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

(1)

(a)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2024,

and

for

4

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

if

the

actual

net

revenue

for

the

5

general

fund

of

the

state

for

the

fiscal

year

is

less

than

the

6

net

general

fund

appropriation

for

the

fiscal

year,

there

is

7

transferred

from

the

taxpayer

relief

fund

to

the

general

fund

8

of

the

state

an

amount

equal

to

fifty

percent

of

the

difference

9

or

the

remaining

balance

of

the

taxpayer

relief

fund,

whichever

10

is

lower.

11

(b)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

if

the

12

actual

net

revenue

for

the

general

fund

of

the

state

for

the

13

fiscal

year

is

less

than

the

net

general

fund

appropriation

for

14

the

fiscal

year,

there

is

transferred

from

the

taxpayer

relief

15

fund

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state

an

amount

equal

to

one

16

hundred

percent

of

the

difference

or

the

remaining

balance

of

17

the

taxpayer

relief

fund,

whichever

is

lower.

18

(c)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

if

the

19

actual

net

revenue

for

the

general

fund

of

the

state

for

the

20

fiscal

year

is

less

than

the

net

general

fund

appropriation

21

for

the

fiscal

year,

there

is

transferred

from

the

taxpayer

22

relief

fund

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state

an

amount

equal

to

23

seventy-five

percent

of

the

difference

or

the

remaining

balance

24

of

the

taxpayer

relief

fund,

whichever

is

lower.

25

(d)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027,

and

for

26

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

if

the

actual

net

revenue

for

the

27

general

fund

of

the

state

for

the

fiscal

year

is

less

than

the

28

net

general

fund

appropriation

for

the

fiscal

year,

there

is

29

transferred

from

the

taxpayer

relief

fund

to

the

general

fund

30

of

the

state

an

amount

equal

to

fifty

percent

of

the

difference

31

or

the

remaining

balance

of

the

taxpayer

relief

fund,

whichever

32

is

lower.

33

Sec.

17.

TRANSFER

INCREASES

FOR

TAXPAYER

RELIEF.

The

34

increases

in

transfer

percentage

amounts

from

the

taxpayer

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relief

fund

set

forth

in

the

section

of

this

division

of

this

1

Act

amending

section

8.57E

are

made

in

accordance

with

section

2

8.57E,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“a”,

for

state

tax

relief

based

3

on

the

reduction

in

state

revenue

associated

with

federal

tax

4

law

changes

pursuant

to

section

422.3,

subsection

5,

paragraph

5

“b”,

including

but

not

limited

to

the

allowance

of

income

tax

6

deductions

for

qualified

tips,

overtime

compensation,

and

7

qualified

passenger

vehicle

loan

interest

under

the

federal

8

Internal

Revenue

Code,

as

amended

by

Pub.

L.

No.

119-21,

9

commonly

referred

to

as

the

One

Big

Beautiful

Bill

Act.

10

Sec.

18.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HEALTH

AND

HUMAN

SERVICES

——

11

SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATION.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

12

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

health

and

human

13

services

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

ending

14

June

30,

2026,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

15

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

16

To

supplement

the

appropriation

made

for

medical

assistance

17

program

reimbursement

and

associated

costs

in

2025

Iowa

Acts,

18

chapter

169,

section

9,

unnumbered

paragraph

2:

19

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

70,300,000

20

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

21

section

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

22

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

23

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

24

succeeding

fiscal

year.

25

Sec.

19.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

division

of

this

Act,

being

26

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

27

EXPLANATION

28

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

29

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

30

This

bill

modifies

the

taxes

imposed

on

health

maintenance

31

organizations,

makes

transfers

from

the

taxpayer

relief

fund,

32

and

makes

supplemental

appropriations.

33

DIVISION

I

——

HEALTH

MAINTENANCE

ORGANIZATION

TAXATION.

34

Currently,

health

maintenance

organizations

premiums

(HMO)

are

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subject

to

taxation

under

Code

chapter

432

(insurance

companies

1

tax).

2

The

bill

defines

“HMO”

to

mean

the

same

as

defined

in

Code

3

section

514B.1,

and

includes

an

HMO

contracting

with

the

4

department

of

health

and

human

services

to

administer

the

5

medical

assistance

program

under

Code

chapter

249A.

6

The

bill

strikes

the

tax

on

HMO

premiums

and

creates

a

health

7

care-related

tax

on

the

taxable

funds

of

an

HMO

in

new

Code

8

chapter

432B.

By

striking

the

taxation

of

HMO

premiums

in

Code

9

chapter

432

and

creating

the

new

health

care-related

tax

in

10

Code

chapter

432B,

the

tax

credits

available

to

an

HMO

in

Code

11

chapter

432

are

not

available

to

an

HMO

in

new

Code

chapter

12

432B.

13

The

bill

applies

the

health

care-related

tax

on

the

14

taxable

funds

of

an

HMO.

The

bill

defines

“taxable

funds”

to

15

mean

payments

received

by

an

HMO

for

health

care

services,

16

insurance,

indemnity,

or

other

benefits

to

which

an

enrollee

17

is

entitled

through

an

HMO;

and

payments

made

by

the

HMO

18

to

providers

for

health

care

services,

to

insurers,

or

to

19

corporations

authorized

under

Code

chapter

514

for

insurance,

20

indemnity,

or

other

authorized

service

benefits.

The

bill

21

excludes

from

the

definition

of

taxable

funds

the

payments

made

22

to

an

HMO

by

the

United

States

secretary

of

health

and

human

23

services

under

a

contract

and

pursuant

to

federal

authority.

24

If

a

payment

qualifies

as

both

a

payment

received

by

an

HMO

for

25

services

provided

and

a

payment

made

by

the

HMO

to

providers,

26

the

bill

requires

the

HMO

to

classify

the

payment

as

a

payment

27

received

by

the

HMO.

28

Currently,

the

tax

rate

on

premiums

in

Code

section

432.1(2)

29

is

gradually

being

reduced

and

the

current

rate

for

calendar

30

year

2026

is

.925

percent

of

premiums.

The

new

tax

rates

on

31

the

taxable

funds

of

an

HMO

in

the

bill

are

as

follows:

for

32

the

period

in

calendar

year

2026

beginning

January

1,

2026,

33

and

ending

September

30,

2026,

3.5

percent;

for

the

period

34

in

calendar

year

2026

beginning

on

or

after

October

1,

2026,

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and

ending

December

31,

2026,

.95

percent;

and

for

the

2027

1

calendar

year

and

subsequent

calendar

years,

the

rate

remains

2

at

.95

percent.

3

Currently,

the

premium

tax

is

due

March

1

of

the

year

4

following

the

calendar

year

for

which

the

tax

is

due;

however,

5

one-half

of

the

premium

taxes

are

required

to

be

prepaid

on

6

June

1

and

one-half

on

August

15.

The

health

care-related

tax

7

is

also

due

on

March

1

of

the

year

following

the

calendar

year

8

for

which

the

tax

is

due,

and

the

bill

establishes

the

same

9

prepayment

framework.

The

HMO

is

required

to

prepay

one-half

10

of

the

health

care-related

tax

on

June

1

and

one-half

on

August

11

15.

Due

to

the

effective

date

of

the

division

being

dependent

12

upon

notification

of

federal

approval,

for

calendar

year

2026

13

the

first

prepayment

date

shall

be

60

days

and

the

second

14

prepayment

date

shall

be

135

days

after

the

effective

date

of

15

the

division.

16

The

division

takes

effect

upon

the

date

the

department

of

17

health

and

human

services

notifies

the

general

assembly

and

the

18

Code

editor

of

the

approval

by

the

federal

centers

for

Medicare

19

and

Medicaid

services

of

the

United

States

department

of

health

20

and

human

services

of

the

method

of

taxation

imposed

pursuant

21

to

the

division.

The

division

applies

retroactively

to

tax

22

years

beginning

on

or

after

January

1,

2026.

23

DIVISION

II

——

TAXPAYER

RELIEF

FUND

TRANSFERS

——

24

SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATIONS.

Under

current

law,

for

FY

25

2024-2025

through

FY

2028-2029,

if

the

actual

net

revenue

for

26

the

general

fund

of

the

state

(GF)

for

the

fiscal

year

is

less

27

than

the

net

GF

appropriation

for

the

fiscal

year,

there

is

28

transferred

from

the

taxpayer

relief

fund

to

the

GF

an

amount

29

equal

to

50

percent

of

the

difference.

The

bill

provides

that

30

the

transfer

is

100

percent

of

the

difference

for

FY

2025-2026

31

and

75

percent

of

the

difference

for

FY

2026-2027.

Under

32

current

law

and

the

bill,

the

transfer

does

not

readjust

the

33

GF

expenditure

limitation

for

the

associated

fiscal

year

(Code

34

section

8.54(5)(b)).

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The

bill

makes

a

supplemental

appropriation

to

the

1

department

of

health

and

human

services

from

the

GF

for

FY

2

2025-2026

for

the

medical

assistance

program.

3

This

division

of

the

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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