Bill
HF 307
HF 307 would let EMS trust funds pay salaries of emergency medical providers, expanding eligible expenditures and payroll funding for EMS; bill withdrawn.
HF 307 — Summary
Overview
HF 307 would modify which costs are eligible for expenditures from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fund by explicitly allowing the salaries or wages of emergency medical care providers to be paid from the EMS trust fund. The bill defines the terms “emergency medical care provider” and “emergency medical services” to align with existing definitions in section 147A.1. The act includes an immediate-enactment provision, taking effect upon enactment. The bill was introduced February 10, 2025 and is currently withdrawn.
Key Provisions
- Section 1 (amendment to Section 422D.6, subsection 3):
- Adds a new paragraph (i) establishing that the salaries or wages of emergency medical care providers who provide emergency medical services are eligible expenditures of the EMS trust fund.
- Clarifies that “emergency medical care provider” and “emergency medical services” have the same meanings as defined in section 147A.1.
- Section 2 (Effective Date):
- Provides that the act takes effect upon enactment (immediate importance).
Purpose and Intent
- The bill aims to broaden the scope of expenditures from the EMS trust fund to include personnel costs (salaries and wages) for EMS providers, in addition to existing eligible uses. This shifts payroll funding into the EMS trust fund framework for counties that declare EMS an essential county service and pursue local funding mechanisms.
Background and Context
- Current law allows counties to declare EMS an essential county service and seek voter approval to impose a local option income surtax or an ad valorem property tax, with proceeds deposited into an EMS trust fund.
- HF 307 would expand eligible expenditures from the EMS trust fund to include payroll costs for EMS providers, potentially affecting how counties budget and allocate EMS funding.
Who Is Affected
- Counties that have declared EMS an essential county service and maintain an EMS trust fund (and the voters who authorize local taxes for EMS).
- Emergency medical care providers and EMS agencies funded by the EMS trust fund.
- Taxpayers in counties funding EMS through local options, as payroll costs would be drawn from the EMS fund.
Procedural and Timeline Aspects
- Introduced: February 10, 2025 (HF 307).
- Legislative actions show: “SF 42 substituted” and “Withdrawn” on March 10, 2025, indicating the bill did not progress to passage in its current form.
- Effective Date: If enacted, takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Notes
- The bill’s status is Withdrawn, so it does not become law in its current form. If reintroduced, the core change would be the inclusion of EMS provider salaries as eligible EMS fund expenditures.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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