Work Requirements, DEI Local Offices On Senate Calendar Today
The Iowa Senate will debate three controversial bills today:
- SF 615: Iowa Health & Wellness Plan Work Requirements: Requires ACA Medicaid expansion population – those up to 133% federal poverty level who are otherwise not eligible for traditional Medicaid – to work at least 80 hours/month.
- SF 507: Local Government DEI: Prohibits state and local governments and any governmental subdivision from hiring DEI staff or having a DEI office.
- SF 473: Foster Care Religious Beliefs: Prohibits Iowa HHS from requiring a foster parent to affirm, accept, or support a policy on gender identification or sexual orientation that conflicts with their own religious beliefs (or prohibiting them from being foster parents because of these views).
You can view the entire Senate debate list here. They plan to begin debating at 1:00 pm (you can watch here).
The House on the other hand plans to run its own list of bills, including one LWVIA opposes (HF 924), one that we support (HF 926), and two election bills:
- HF 924: Lowering age to purchase firearms from 21 to 18.
- HF 926: Creating a safe harbor for human trafficking victims.
- HF 928 : Reforming election recounts (with an amendment that is supported by county auditors)
- HF 954: Banning ranked choice voting and other policy changes suggested by Secretary of State
You can tune into the House debate here – timeframe for debate start is unknown.