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IA SF252
A bill for an act relating to the veterans trust fund.(Formerly SSB 1050; See SF 617.)
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Introduced
02/11/2025
02/11/2025
In Committee
02/17/2025
02/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to the veterans trust fund. The bill requires that each fiscal year in which the balance of the veterans trust fund is below $75 million, rather than $50 million, the interest on the veterans trust fund and the first $500,000 received from the lottery fund be appropriated to the commission of veterans affairs to provide various benefits to veterans and veterans’ families according to Code section 35A.13(8). The bill removes the requirement that when the balance of the veterans trust fund is above $50 million but was below $50 million the previous fiscal year, moneys transferred from the lottery fund be appropriated to the commission of veterans affairs to be used according to Code section 35A.13(8). The bill also removes the requirement that when the balance of the veterans trust fund for both the present and the previous fiscal year are above $50 million, the net income of the veterans trust fund from the previous fiscal year be appropriated to the commission of veterans affairs to be used according to Code section 35A.13(8). The bill removes the requirement that the moneys from the lottery fund be distributed to county directors of veteran affairs when the veterans trust fund has a balance of more than $50 million, and terminates transfers from the lottery fund for each fiscal year in which the veterans trust fund has a balance of at least $75 million.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the rules governing the veterans trust fund by raising the fund's balance threshold from $50 million to $75 million. Under the new provisions, when the veterans trust fund balance is below $75 million, the fund will continue to receive interest earnings and the first $500,000 from lottery revenues to support veterans' benefits. The bill eliminates previous complex provisions that dictated different funding scenarios based on the fund's balance, such as specific appropriation rules when the fund was between $50-75 million. Additionally, the bill removes the previous requirement that lottery funds be distributed to county directors of veterans affairs when the fund balance exceeded $50 million. Instead, the new language simply stops transfers from the lottery fund if the veterans trust fund balance reaches or exceeds $75 million at the beginning of a fiscal year. These changes aim to simplify the funding mechanism for the veterans trust fund while ensuring continued financial support for veterans' programs when the fund's balance is below the new threshold.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Veterans Affairs (S)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 617. S.J. 640. (on 03/25/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF252 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF252.html |
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