# Iowa SF 615: A bill for an act relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance modernization fund, and the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 599, SF 363.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025. Iowa SF 615, A bill for an act relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance modernization fund, and the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 599, SF 363.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS; status signed, last action 2025-06-27 (Explanations of votes.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF615-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 615 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance modernization fund, and the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 599, SF 363.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-27, Explanations of votes. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (238 yes, 124 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Medicaid asset exclusions for disabled workers: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Medicaid for Employed People with Disabilities excludes up to $10,000 in resources for individuals or $21,000 for couples. It also excludes additional savings in retirement accounts, medical savings accounts, and other accounts approved by state rules. Applicants must be und… - Iowa redirects funds for benefits technology: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa creates a health agency technology fund and makes its money available for systems and related upgrades. Unspent, uncommitted appropriations remain available through the end of the next fiscal year, and interest stays in the fund. The law transfers any unobligated or une… - Iowa health plan faces conditional shutdown: cost, high. Effective June 6, 2025, the law ties the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan's future to federal work-rule policy. Iowa must discontinue the plan if federal officials first approve its work requirement and federal law or regulations later exclude it. Ending the plan also requires federal approval. If fed… - Work rules for Iowa health coverage: cost, high. Effective June 6, 2025, the law requires Iowa to seek federal approval for work requirements in the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan. The rule starts only after federal approval and a real-time system for member reporting and agency review are in place. Members must then work at least 80 hours each mo… - Iowa aligns public assistance work rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa's health agency must work with federal health and agriculture agencies to align public assistance work rules. This includes SNAP employment and training rules. The law does not specify new participant requirements or changes to benefit amounts. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | House concurred in Senate amendment H-1342 | pass | 55 | 31 | | | 2025-05-14 | House | Passed House | pass | 56 | 30 | | | 2025-05-13 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 33 | 13 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Passed House | pass | 61 | 35 | | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 33 | 15 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-06-27: Explanations of votes. (House) - 2025-06-06: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-06-06: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-05-14: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-05-14: Passed House, yeas 56, nays 30. (House) - 2025-05-14: House concurred in Senate amendment H-1342, yeas 55, nays 31. (House) - 2025-05-13: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-05-13: Senate amendment H-1342 filed. (House) - 2025-05-13: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-05-13: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Senate concurred with S-3059, as amended. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Amendment S-3168 to S-3059 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-28: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-03-27: Message from House, with amendment S-3059. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-26: Passed House, yeas 61, nays 35. (House) - 2025-03-26: Amendment H-1198 adopted. (House) - 2025-03-26: Amendment H-1200 to amendment H-1198 filed, withdrawn. (House) - 2025-03-26: Substituted for HF 948. (House) - 2025-03-25: Amendment H-1198 filed. (House) - 2025-03-25: Read first time, passed on file. (House) - 2025-03-25: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-03-25: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 15. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Amendment S-3054 filed, lost. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-03-24: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF615.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF615.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/SF615.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF615.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. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF615-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).