HF 235 (LSB 2069YH (6) 85)

HOUSE FILE 235

BY  HEARTSILL, WINDSCHITL, VANDER LINDEN, ALONS, WATTS, SCHULTZ, PETTENGILL, SALMON, FISHER, HUSEMAN, LANDON, SHEETS, SHAW, MAXWELL, and GASSMAN

A BILL FOR

An Act repealing a requirement that taxpayers indicate on their tax returns the presence or absence of health care coverage for their dependent children and apply for certain public health care coverage, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  REPEAL.  Section 422.12M, Code 2013, is repealed.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
    Sec. 3.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2013, for tax years beginning on or after that date.
EXPLANATION
   This bill repeals Code section 422.12M, which requires taxpayers to indicate on their tax returns the presence or absence of health care coverage for their dependent children and to apply for Medicaid or the hawk-i program if they meet certain income eligibility standards. The bill is effective upon enactment and applies retroactively to January 1, 2013, for tax years beginning on or after that date.