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Yes: 139 • No: 0
IowaHF 24991st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
A bill for an act relating to the recovery of benefits inappropriately obtained from the department of homeland security and emergency management. (Formerly HSB 23.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Signed by Governor
state government
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Stricter fraud checks and payback for disaster aid
Beginning July 1, 2025, after reviewing eligibility for disaster aid under sections 29C.20A or 29C.20B, the department may refer suspected fraud or poor documentation to investigators. It may also send suspected cases to other state agencies to review other public benefit programs. When fraud is proven, the state can remove you from other public assistance and garnish wages or state income tax refunds until it recovers the full amount.
State liens on wrongly obtained benefits
Beginning July 1, 2025, money the state says you got wrongly is a debt. If you refuse or neglect to repay, the state places a lien on your nonexempt property. The debt can include interest, penalties, and costs. The state moves to collect as soon as the debt is delinquent. If a distress warrant is not served in five days, state investigators serve it and continue collection.
No liens for agency errors
Starting July 1, 2025, the state cannot attach a lien to the part of an overpayment caused by agency mistakes. Liens attach only to amounts you got by giving false, misleading, incomplete, or wrong information.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2025
Passed House
Yes: 92 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
5/19/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/19/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
4/10/2025SenateImmediate message.
4/9/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
4/9/2025SenatePlaced on calendar.
4/2/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
4/2/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
3/12/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2025 11:15AM Room 217 Conference Room.
3/12/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2025 3:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
3/11/2025legislatureSubcommittee: Westrich, Bisignano, and Campbell.
3/11/2025legislatureReferred to State Government.
3/6/2025legislatureRead first time, passed on file.
2/24/2025legislatureMessage from House.
2/24/2025HouseImmediate message.
2/20/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 92, nays 0.
2/20/2025HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/6/2025legislature
Bill Text
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Enrolled
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