Senate File 221 - Introduced SENATE FILE 221 BY McKINLEY A BILL FOR An Act repealing a requirement that taxpayers indicate on their 1 tax returns the presence or absence of health care coverage 2 for their dependent children and apply for certain public 3 health care coverage, and including effective date and 4 retroactive applicability provisions. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 2316XS (3) 84 av/sc

S.F. 221 Section 1. REPEAL. Section 422.12M, Code 2011, is repealed. 1 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY. This 2 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 3 enactment and applies retroactively to January 1, 2011, for tax 4 years beginning on or after that date. 5 EXPLANATION 6 This bill repeals Code section 422.12M, which requires 7 taxpayers to indicate on their tax returns the presence or 8 absence of health care coverage for their dependent children 9 and to apply for Medicaid or the hawk-i program if they meet 10 certain income eligibility standards. The bill is effective 11 upon enactment and applies retroactively to January 1, 2011, 12 for tax years beginning on or after that date. 13 -1- LSB 2316XS (3) 84 av/sc 1/ 1