---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the recovery of benefits inappropriately obtained from the department of homeland security and emergency management."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the recovery of benefits inappropriately obtained from the department of homeland security and emergency management."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 249"
citation: "Iowa HF 249 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["emergency management", "fraud", "health and human services department", "homeland security and emergency management department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e59d91b3-53c9-4a87-8456-449977585cff"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 249&ga=91"
source_hash: "f2a8cd4e220db510f1462cafa310c77b707a437ffc4e93778613476f8f31bf08"
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 249 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the recovery of benefits inappropriately obtained from the department of homeland security and emergency management.

## 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/91/attachments/HF249.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF249.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF249_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF249.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-02-24** Message from House.
- **2025-02-24** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Referred to State Government. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Subcommittee: Westrich, Bisignano, and Campbell.
- **2025-03-11** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2025 3:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-03-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2025 11:15AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-19** 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/e59d91b3-53c9-4a87-8456-449977585cff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).