---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries receiving the Medicare hospice benefit in a nursing facility. (Formerly HF 2156.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries receiving the Medicare hospice benefit in a nursing facility. (Formerly HF 2156.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2309"
citation: "Iowa HF 2309 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["hospice services", "human services department", "medical assistance", "medicare", "nursing facilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-12"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0993115-fee1-4f46-b02a-93769df672fa"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2309&ga=87"
source_hash: "787af55c15f3e68eb26138bc6c7ed37906671b55cf75b9a66e7903d5420b187d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2309 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to reimbursement for dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries receiving the Medicare hospice benefit in a nursing facility. (Formerly HF 2156.) Effective 7-1-18.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/HF2309.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2309.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2309. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-21** Substituted for SF 2309.
- **2018-03-21** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-21** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-27** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0993115-fee1-4f46-b02a-93769df672fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).