Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Proposed Bill

SSB 1120: A bill for an act relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations; exemptions from children’s residential facility certification; the director of juvenile court services and chief juvenile court officers; and suspension of Hawki eligibility for public institution inmates.

In committee Last action February 26, 2025: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 474.

Plain-language summary

SSB 1120 is a proposed bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations; exemptions from children’s residential facility certification; the director of juvenile court services and chief juvenile court officers; and suspension of Hawki eligibility for public institution inmates. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2025): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 474.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.