# Iowa HF 969: A bill for an act concerning retirement contributions of and benefits associated with cancer diagnoses of members of certain public retirement systems, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 266.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 969, A bill for an act concerning retirement contributions of and benefits associated with cancer diagnoses of members of certain public retirement systems, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 266.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT; status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Fiscal note.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF969-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 969 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act concerning retirement contributions of and benefits associated with cancer diagnoses of members of certain public retirement systems, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 266.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Fiscal note. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: state government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (236 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer cancer rules for public safety workers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa uses a uniform cancer definition for the chapter 97A and chapter 411 retirement systems. Cancer means diseases involving abnormal cell growth that can invade or spread to other parts of the body. This definition guides which diagnoses count under those systems’ cancer-r… - Higher pension payments for covered public workers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, chapter 411 retirement members pay 9.675% of covered pay, up from 9.55%. The employee rate cap for costs caused by changes in law rises from 11.35% to 11.475%. That cap applies when those costs cannot be covered within otherwise established contribution rates. Rates can rise… - Workers pay more, employers pay less: mixed, low. The law shifts retirement costs toward covered protection workers, county sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs. Protection workers’ starting contribution shares are 40% employee and 60% employer; sheriffs and deputies start at 50% each. Beginning with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2025, the employee co… - Higher funding for public safety pensions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the chapter 97A retirement funding rate is 11.475%, plus an extra percentage set by its board. The earlier baseline was 11.35% for July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025, also with an added percentage. The board sets the extra amount through a required study of the system’s cos… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | House | Passed House | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 46 | 1 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Passed House | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-06-11: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-19: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-24: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-04-22: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-04-15: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-04-15: Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. (House) - 2025-04-15: House concurred in Senate amendment H-1223. (House) - 2025-04-15: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-04-10: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-04-10: Senate amendment H-1223 filed. (House) - 2025-04-10: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-09: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 1. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Amendment S-3063 adopted. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-04-02: Amendment S-3063 filed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-03-31: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-28: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 2:30PM Room 217 Conference Room. (legislature) - 2025-03-27: Subcommittee: Webster, Bousselot, and Townsend. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read first time, referred to State Government. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-26: Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. (House) - 2025-03-26: Amendment H-1191 adopted, as amended. (House) - 2025-03-26: Amendment H-1202 to amendment H-1191 filed, adopted. (House) - 2025-03-25: Amendment H-1191 filed. (House) - 2025-03-25: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-03-20: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF969.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF969.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF969.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF969.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. 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