House File 657 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 657 BY PRICHARD , McCONKEY , COHOON , KURTH , JAMES , B. MEYER , KONFRST , SUNDE , HALL , HUNTER , JUDGE , GJERDE , WILBURN , BOHANNAN , ANDERSON , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , WILLIAMS , OLSON , MASCHER , JACOBY , EHLERT , KRESSIG , CAHILL , WINCKLER , STAED , OLDSON , BROWN-POWERS , THEDE , DONAHUE , FORBES , BENNETT , WOLFE , and STECKMAN A BILL FOR An Act making an appropriation to the Iowa finance authority 1 for the Iowa eviction and foreclosure prevention program, 2 extending the temporary halt on residential evictions, and 3 including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2011YH (3) 89 ko/jh
H.F. 657 Section 1. IOWA EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION 1 PROGRAM. 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 3 to the Iowa finance authority for the fiscal year beginning 4 July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, the following amount, 5 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 6 designated: 7 For the Iowa eviction and foreclosure prevention program: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000,000 9 The Iowa eviction and foreclosure prevention program shall 10 be extended through June 30, 2022. 11 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 12 this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 13 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 14 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 15 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 16 Sec. 2. TEMPORARY HALT ON RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS. The 17 temporary halt in residential evictions to prevent the further 18 spread of COVID-19 as ordered by the centers for disease 19 control of the United States department of health and human 20 services on September 4, 2020, and as extended until January 21 31, 2021, by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. 22 No. 116-260, §502, shall continue to be applied to residential 23 evictions in this state through January 31, 2022. 24 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 25 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 26 EXPLANATION 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 28 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 29 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending 30 June 30, 2021, this bill appropriates $50 million from the 31 general fund of the state to the Iowa finance authority for the 32 Iowa eviction and foreclosure prevention program (program), 33 and extends the program through June 30, 2022. The moneys 34 appropriated that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 35 -1- LSB 2011YH (3) 89 ko/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 657 close of the fiscal year do not revert and remain available for 1 expenditure for the program until June 30, 2022. 2 The bill also requires that the temporary halt in 3 residential evictions as ordered by the centers for disease 4 control of the United States department of health and human 5 services on September 4, 2020, and as extended until January 6 31, 2021, by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 7 continues to be applied to residential evictions in this state 8 through January 31, 2022. 9 The bill is effective upon enactment. 10 -2- LSB 2011YH (3) 89 ko/jh 2/ 2