Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF152: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, making an appropriation, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions
Status: In committee, January 30, 2025
An Act relating to the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, making an appropriation, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, making an appropriation, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, making an appropriation, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1275YH (4) lh/ko H.F. Section 1. FINDINGS. The general assembly finds all of the following: 1. The Iowa general assembly, in conjunction with state agencies, has a duty to ensure Iowa children have access to food and essential nutrition regardless of income level. 2. Summer can be a time of increased hunger for children who no longer have access to regular school lunches. 3. Iowa is currently experiencing a food insecurity crisis as food banks and other charitable organizations continue to report record high demand from Iowans in need. 4. There are an estimated two hundred forty thousand children in Iowa who would be eligible to receive benefits under the summer electronic benefits transfer (EBT) for children program, as established as a permanent program under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, 42 U.S.C. §1762. 5. When Iowans are struggling financially, they are more likely to buy less expensive foods, which are high in calories and low in nutritional value. 6. Summer congregate and noncongregate meals are not always easily accessible to families in need, particularly in rural Iowa. 7. The …
Sponsors
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35) · primary sponsor
- Rob Johnson (D, 34)
- Mary Madison (D, 31)
- Jennifer Konfrst (D, 32)
- Heather Matson (D, 42)
- Elizabeth Wilson (D, 73)
- Dave Jacoby (D, 86)
- Ruth Ann Gaines (D, 33)
- Meyer (R)
- Adam Zabner (D, 90)
- Lindsay James (D, 71)
- Larry McBurney (D, 44)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 149 .
Subjects: food assistance, students, children
Common questions
- What is HF152?
- HF152 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, making an appropriation, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
- What does HF152 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, making an appropriation, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
- What is the status of HF152?
- In committee as of January 30, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 149 . (January 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF152?
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF152?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0152&ga=91
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