House introduces HF 982 addressing disaster mitigation, recovery housing, adjuster licensing and economic emergency fund provisions

House File 982 was formally introduced during the House session April 1. The clerk read the bill title, saying it is “by committee on appropriations” and covers a range of provisions related to natural disaster mitigation financing, disaster recovery housing assistance and new housing programs, assignment of benefits after loss, licensing and regulation of adjusters and appraisers, and the Iowa economic emergency fund, including penalties, appropriations, effective dates and retroactivity.

The introduction was procedural: members were told the “first three bills are ready for commitment,” and the clerk noted referral procedures, with mention that the bills are being routed to Ways and Means for further consideration. No debate or policy-level discussion of HF 982 took place on the floor during the excerpted session, and no formal vote on the bill’s substance was recorded in the transcript.

The bill was identified by committee sponsorship (Committee on Appropriations). Further committee assignment and any future floor action were not specified during the reading.

Details left unspecified in the floor reading include the bill’s full text, dollar amounts for any appropriations, effective dates beyond the clerk’s general reference to effective and retroactive dates, and any amendments or fiscal notes that may be attached in committee. Members present were invited to follow committee processes for more detailed consideration.