HF 307 (LSB 1150HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 307

BY  COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 19)

(COMPANION TO SF 42 BY LOFGREN)

A BILL FOR

An Act modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 422D.6, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  (1)  The salaries or wages of emergency medical care providers providing emergency medical services.
   (2)  As used in this paragraph, “emergency medical care provider” and “emergency medical services” mean the same as defined in section 147A.1.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill modifies the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures.
   Under current law, upon adoption of a resolution declaring emergency medical services to be an essential county service, a county board of supervisors may offer for voter approval the authorization to impose a local option income surtax or an ad valorem property tax. The proceeds from such a tax are deposited into an emergency medical services trust fund.
   The bill expands the costs which are eligible for emergency medical services trust fund expenditures to include the salary or wages of an emergency medical care provider providing emergency medical services. The bill defines “emergency medical care provider” and “emergency medical services”.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.