House File 574 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 574 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 235) 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 2069HV (1) 85 av/sc

H.F. 574 Section 1. REPEAL. Section 422.12M, Code 2013, is repealed. 1 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 2 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 3 Sec. 3. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 4 retroactively to January 1, 2013, for tax years beginning on 5 or after that date. 6 EXPLANATION 7 This bill repeals Code section 422.12M, which requires 8 taxpayers to indicate on their tax returns the presence or 9 absence of health care coverage for their dependent children 10 and to apply for Medicaid or the hawk-i program if they meet 11 certain income eligibility standards. The bill is effective 12 upon enactment and applies retroactively to January 1, 2013, 13 for tax years beginning on or after that date. 14 -1- LSB 2069HV (1) 85 av/sc 1/ 1