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Iowa Senate Bill SSB3114

Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SSB3114

Introduced
1/25/24  
Introduced
1/25/24  

Caption

A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 2252.)

Impact

The bill carries implications for maternal health policies in the state. By allowing HHS to choose how to manage the program, it aims to improve access to vital pregnancy support services that contribute to better outcomes for mothers and children. Services provided under this program include nutritional education, housing assistance, parenting education, and more, all designed to enhance family stability and child health and development. The retroactive applicability of the bill to July 1, 2022, also indicates a commitment to be inclusive of past actions and considerations under this program.

Summary

SSB3114 is a legislative bill aimed at enhancing the More Options for Maternal Support (MOMS) program. This program is designed to promote healthy pregnancies and childbirth through nonprofit organizations that offer essential pregnancy support services. The bill modifies existing provisions to allow the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer the program either directly or through an appointed administrator selected via a request for proposals (RFP). This change is intended to make the program more efficient and responsive to the needs of pregnant women and families in Iowa.

Contention

However, the bill may also generate contention regarding the focus on promoting childbirth and parental support over other options. Critics could argue that emphasizing childbirth without sufficient resources for options like adoption or abortion services might undermine comprehensive reproductive health care. Additionally, there may be debates over the qualifications and oversight of nonprofit organizations involved in providing these services, particularly regarding their adherence to state and federal guidelines.

Further aspects

The bill requires that outcomes be reported annually, including metrics such as service delivery and expenditures, which should provide transparency and accountability in how the program is run. Overall, SSB3114 represents a significant step in reshaping how maternal support services are delivered in Iowa, potentially setting the stage for future legislative discussions around reproductive health.

Latest IA SSB3114 Activity

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Companion Bills

IA HF2057

Replaced by A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See HF 2267.)

IA HF2267

Replaced by A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 2057.)

IA SF2252

Replaced by A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3114.) Effective date: 04/10/2024. Applicability date: 07/01/2022.

Previously Filed As

IA HF2057

A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See HF 2267.)

IA HF2267

A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 2057.)

IA SF2252

A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3114.) Effective date: 04/10/2024. Applicability date: 07/01/2022.

IA SSB1139

A bill for an act relating to the health and well-being of children and families including provisions for maternal support and fatherhood initiatives, regional centers of excellence, a state-funded family medicine obstetrics fellowship program, state employee parental leave, adoption expenses under the adoption subsidy program, and accessibility to the all Iowa scholarship program; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 324.)

IA SF324

A bill for an act relating to the health and well-being of children and families including provisions for maternal support and fatherhood initiatives, regional centers of excellence, a state-funded family medicine obstetrics fellowship program, state employee parental leave, adoption expenses under the adoption subsidy program, and accessibility to the all Iowa scholarship program; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1139.)

IA SSB3205

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for veterans and health and human services, including other related provisions and appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 2437.)

IA SF2437

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for veterans and health and human services, including other related provisions and appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3205.)

IA SSB1116

A bill for an act relating to the health and well-being of children and families including provisions for maternal support and fatherhood initiatives, regional centers of excellence, a state-funded family medicine obstetrics fellowship program, self-administered hormonal contraceptives, state employee parental leave, adoption expenses under the adoption subsidy program, and accessibility to the all Iowa scholarship program; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions.

IA SSB1213

A bill for an act relating to appropriations for veterans and health and human services and including other related provisions and appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability date provisions.(See SF 561.)

IA HF427

A bill for an act relating to the health and well-being of children and families including provisions for regional centers of excellence, a state-funded family medicine obstetrical fellowship program, self-administered hormonal contraceptives, maternal support and fatherhood initiatives, adoption expenses under the adoption subsidy program, and accessibility to the all Iowa scholarship program; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 91.)

Similar Bills

IA SF2252

A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3114.) Effective date: 04/10/2024. Applicability date: 07/01/2022.

IA HF2057

A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See HF 2267.)

IA HF2267

A bill for an act relating to the more options for maternal support program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 2057.)

LA SB278

Creates the Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care Initiative. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)

TX HB4089

Relating to the Texas Alternatives to Abortion Program.

LA HCR64

Provides for a study relative to certain programs of crisis pregnancy centers

TN HB2973

AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, in the administration, operation and maintenance of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024.

KS HB2789

Establishing the pregnancy compassion program to provide resources and promote childbirth to women facing unplanned pregnancies, establishing the pregnancy compassion awareness program to promote public awareness of available resources; appropriating $4,000,000 per year from the state general fund toward such program and establishing a fee on the In God We Trust and the choose life license plates and using such fees to provide additional revenue for such program.