Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2094: A BILL FOR An Act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute
Status: In committee, February 5, 2026
An Act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5437YH (4) dg/ko H.F. 2094 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ---- STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC BEDS. By July 1, 2027, the department of health and human services shall, at a minimum, double the number of inpatient psychiatric beds based on the number of inpatient psychiatric beds that were at each state mental health institute on June 30, 2025. No later than October 1, 2026, the department of health and human services shall apply to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for a waiver of Medicaid's institution for mental diseases exclusion. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill directs the department of health and human services (HHS), by July 1, 2027, to at least double the number of inpatient psychiatric beds (beds) based on the number of beds that were at each state mental health institute (MHI) on June 30, 2025. The bill requires HHS, by October 1, 2026, …
Sponsors
- Meyer (R) · primary sponsor
- Shannon Latham (R, 55)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2292 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 0. Excused, 4. H.J. 180 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 180 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2026 8:00AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Brown-Powers and Johnson, C. H.J. 139 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 113 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 180 . (January 29, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: mental health institutes, health and human services department
Common questions
- What is HF2094?
- HF2094 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.
- What does HF2094 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act directing the department of health and human services to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds at each state mental health institute.
- What is the status of HF2094?
- In committee as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 . (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2094?
- Meyer (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF2094?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2094&ga=91
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