ISBA Affirmative Bills Legislative Report
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:39 PM
| BILL | TITLE | SUMMARY | STATUS | ISBA Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HF 1031 | A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management. (Formerly HF 328.) | This bill relates to documents and instruments filed or recorded with a county recorder. Under current law, the board of supervisors of each county, on behalf of each county recorder, is directed to enter into an agreement under Code chapter 28E (chapter 28E agreement) with the... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar. (4/15/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2532 | A bill for an act relating to probate and trust matters, including time limitations on actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings and notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and filing deadlines, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 614.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026 Applicability date: 07/01/2026 | This bill relates to probate code and trust code matters, including time limitations on nontestamentary transfer actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings, trust code notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and probate report and inventory filing deadlines. The bill creates a period of limitations for nontestamentary... Full Bill Text |
Message from House. (4/14/26) | Support |
| HF 2749 | A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.(Formerly HF 2188, HSB 569.) | Committee report, recommending passage. (4/14/26) | ||
| SF 542 | A bill for an act relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances. (Formerly SSB 1123.) Effective date: 07/01/2026 | This bill relates to the suspension of child support and medical support (support) in certain circumstances. The bill allows a court to enter an ex parte order suspending support if a dispositional or permanency order in juvenile court places the custody or physical care of a... Full Bill Text |
Message from House. (4/14/26) | Monitor |
| SF 629 | A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees.(Formerly SF 285, SSB 1003.) | BACKGROUND. This bill amends a provision enacted in 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 165, section 253, which requires the secretary of state (secretary) to establish and administer programs providing extra services to filers of documents under a number of Code sections regulating business entities. One such... Full Bill Text |
Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. (4/14/26) | Support |
| SF 2468 - Dead | A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees.(Formerly SF 2363, SSB 3160.) | Message from Senate. (4/14/26) | Support | |
| HF 2188 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.(Formerly HSB 569; See HF 2749.) | This bill relates to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value. A real estate transfer tax is imposed on deeds, instruments, or writings when land, tenements, or other real property are granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed, except in certain circumstances specified in Code section... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (4/9/26) | |
| SF 2198 | A bill for an act relating to the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care. (Formerly SSB 3020.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. | This bill relates to the authority of an attorney in fact (attorney) under a durable power of attorney for health care (durable power of attorney). Current law provides that an attorney under a durable power of attorney has the duty to act in accordance with the... Full Bill Text |
Signed by Governor . (4/9/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2365 | A bill for an act relating to public improvement contracts, including notice requirements.(Formerly SSB 3159.) | This bill relates to public improvement contracts. Under Code chapter 573, a public corporation may enter into a contract for the construction of a public improvement. The bill requires that no later than 14 calendar days after the public corporation's final acceptance of the public improvement, the... Full Bill Text |
Read first time, passed on file. (4/9/26) | Support |
| SF 2364 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to probate and trust matters, including time limitations on actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings and notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and filing deadlines, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3157.) | This bill relates to probate code and trust code matters, including time limitations on nontestamentary transfer actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings, trust code notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and probate report and inventory filing deadlines. The bill creates a period of limitations for nontestamentary... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (4/6/26) | Support |
| SF 2186 | A bill for an act relating to child custody and visitation for parents subject to deployments. (Formerly SF 2053.) | This bill relates to child custody and visitation for parents subject to short-term deployment. The bill defines "short-term deployment" as the movement or mobilization of a deploying parent for less than 30 days pursuant to uniformed service member orders that are designated as unaccompanied, do not... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (3/26/26) | Support |
| HF 2619 | A bill for an act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act. (Formerly HF 2277.) Effective date: 07/01/2026 | This bill creates the Iowa uniform family law arbitration Act. The bill provides definitions, including the terms "arbitrator", "child custody dispute", "child support dispute", and "family law dispute". The bill governs the arbitration in a family dispute but does not allow an arbitrator to grant a... Full Bill Text |
Message from Senate. (3/24/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2371 - Dead | A bill for an act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.(Formerly SSB 3158.) | This bill creates the Iowa uniform family law arbitration Act. The bill provides definitions, including the terms "arbitrator", "child custody dispute", "child support dispute", and "family law dispute". The bill governs the arbitration in a family dispute but does not allow an arbitrator to grant a... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/23/26) | Support |
| HF 2189 | A bill for an act relating to public improvement contracts, including notice requirements.(Formerly HSB 567.) | This bill relates to public improvement contracts. Under Code chapter 573, a public corporation may enter into a contract for the construction of a public improvement. The bill requires that no later than 14 calendar days after the public corporation's final acceptance of the public improvement, the... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (3/19/26) | Support |
| HF 2277 - Dead | A bill for an act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.(See HF 2619.) | This bill creates the Iowa uniform family law arbitration Act. The bill provides definitions, including the terms "arbitrator", "child custody dispute", "child support dispute", and "family law dispute". The bill governs the arbitration in a family dispute but does not allow an arbitrator to grant a... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/16/26) | Monitor |
| SF 523 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the establishment or modification of legal custody of a child.(Formerly SSB 1124.) | This bill relates to the establishment or modification of legal custody of a child. The bill allows a court to award separate rights and responsibilities of joint legal custody to each parent in a dissolution of marriage proceeding. The bill allows a court to resolve joint legal... Full Bill Text |
Tabled until future meeting. (3/12/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2363 - Dead | A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees.(Formerly SSB 3160; See SF 2468.) | Partnership Act" (Code chapter 486A) prepared and recommended by the national conference of commissioners of uniform state laws, and providing for partnership law in Iowa. A partnership refers to a general partnership which involves an association of individuals who assume co-ownership of business assets. Generally, the... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2468 . (3/12/26) | Support |
| HF 2570 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care.(Formerly HSB 161.) | This bill relates to the authority of an attorney in fact (attorney) under a durable power of attorney for health care (durable power of attorney). Current law provides that an attorney under a durable power of attorney has the duty to act in accordance with the... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/10/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2625 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to orders for child support including requests for information regarding digital financial accounts, and providing penalties.(Formerly HF 2128.) | This bill relates to orders for child support. The bill defines "digital financial account" as an online account that stores, transfers, or receives moneys digitally. The bill allows child support services or a child support agency to subpoena records relating to digital financial accounts that are relevant... Full Bill Text |
Fiscal Note. (3/4/26) | Support |
| SF 2191 | A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.(Formerly SSB 3019.) | This bill relates to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value. A real estate transfer tax is imposed on deeds, instruments, or writings when land, tenements, or other real property are granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed, except in certain circumstances specified in Code section... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (3/4/26) | Support |
| SF 2420 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products, the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities, and the use of agricultural land, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3123; See SF 2465.) | GENERAL. This bill amends a number of Code chapters relating to agriculture, including providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS). The bill provides for the promotion and regulation of commodities and regulation by DALS, including fees, and... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2465 . (3/4/26) | |
| SF 2465 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products, the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities, and the use of agricultural land, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SF 2420, SSB 3123.) | Committee report, approving bill. (3/4/26) | ||
| HF 2536 | A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees.(Formerly HSB 211.) | Partnership Act" (Code chapter 486A) prepared and recommended by the national conference of commissioners of uniform state laws, and providing for partnership law in Iowa. A partnership refers to a general partnership which involves an association of individuals who assume co-ownership of business assets. Generally, the... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (2/26/26) | Support |
| HF 2128 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to orders for child support including requests for information regarding digital financial accounts, and providing penalties.(See HF 2625.) | This bill relates to orders for child support. The bill defines "digital financial account" as an online account that stores, transfers, or receives moneys digitally. The bill allows child support services or a child support agency to subpoena records relating to digital financial accounts that are relevant... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2625. (2/19/26) | Support |
| SSB 3123 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products, the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities, and the use of agricultural land, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2420.) | GENERAL. This bill amends a number of Code chapters relating to agriculture, including providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS). The bill provides for the promotion and regulation of commodities and regulation by DALS, including fees, and... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2420 (2/19/26) | Support |
| HF 2572 - Dead | A bill for an act providing for a task force to address legal services for indigent parties.(Formerly HF 2174.) | This bill directs the judicial branch to establish a task force to investigate the statewide delivery of legal services to indigent parties in criminal, juvenile, and child abuse and neglect proceedings and to develop recommendations to improve service delivery, address public defender conflicts of interest,... Full Bill Text |
Introduced, placed on calendar. (2/17/26) | Support |
| SSB 3157 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to probate and trust matters, including time limitations on actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings and notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and filing deadlines, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 2364.) | This bill relates to probate code and trust code matters, including time limitations on nontestamentary transfer actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings, trust code notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and probate report and inventory filing deadlines. The bill creates a period of limitations for nontestamentary... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2364 (2/17/26) | Support |
| SSB 3158 - Dead | A bill for an act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.(See SF 2371.) | This bill creates the Iowa uniform family law arbitration Act. The bill provides definitions, including the terms "arbitrator", "child custody dispute", "child support dispute", and "family law dispute". The bill governs the arbitration in a family dispute but does not allow an arbitrator to grant a... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2371 (2/17/26) | Support |
| SSB 3159 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to public improvement contracts, including notice requirements.(See SF 2365.) | This bill relates to public improvement contracts. Under Code chapter 573, a public corporation may enter into a contract for the construction of a public improvement. The bill requires that no later than 14 calendar days after the public corporation's final acceptance of the public improvement, the... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2365 (2/17/26) | Support |
| SSB 3160 - Dead | A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees.(See SF 2363.) | Partnership Act" (Code chapter 486A) prepared and recommended by the national conference of commissioners of uniform state laws, and providing for partnership law in Iowa. A partnership refers to a general partnership which involves an association of individuals who assume co-ownership of business assets. Generally, the... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2363 (2/17/26) | Support |
| HF 2496 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(Formerly HF 2023.) | Under current law, a person who operates a motor vehicle in excess of a speed limit under Code section 321.236(5, 11) (public parks and alleys), Code section 321.285 (speed restrictions generally), Code section 321.383(5) (implements of husbandry), Code section 321O.5(1) (personal delivery devices), or Code... Full Bill Text |
Introduced, placed on calendar. (2/16/26) | Support |
| HSB 211 - Dead | A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees.(See HF 2536.) | Partnership Act" (Code chapter 486A) prepared and recommended by the national conference of commissioners of uniform state laws, and providing for partnership law in Iowa. A partnership refers to a general partnership which involves an association of individuals who assume co-ownership of business assets. Generally, the... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2536. (2/16/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2053 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to child custody for parents subject to short-term deployments.(See SF 2186.) | This bill relates to child custody and visitation for parents subject to short-term deployment. The bill defines "short-term deployment" as the movement or mobilization of a deploying parent for less than 30 days pursuant to uniformed service member orders that are designated as unaccompanied, do not... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2186 . (2/4/26) | Support |
| SF 2160 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the ability of persons to examine the public records of school districts. | This bill relates to the ability of persons to examine the public records of school districts. The bill requires the board of directors of a school district to comply with all applicable provisions of Code chapter 22 (examination of public records). If the board of directors... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee: Evans, Pike, and Trone Garriott. (2/3/26) | |
| SSB 3019 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.(See SF 2191.) | This bill relates to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value. A real estate transfer tax is imposed on deeds, instruments, or writings when land, tenements, or other real property are granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed, except in certain circumstances specified in Code section... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2191 (2/3/26) | Support |
| SSB 3020 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care.(See SF 2198.) | This bill relates to the authority of an attorney in fact (attorney) under a durable power of attorney for health care (durable power of attorney). Current law provides that an attorney under a durable power of attorney has the duty to act in accordance with the... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2198 (2/3/26) | Support |
| HSB 567 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to public improvement contracts, including notice requirements.(See HF 2189.) | This bill relates to public improvement contracts. Under Code chapter 573, a public corporation may enter into a contract for the construction of a public improvement. The bill requires that no later than 14 calendar days after the public corporation's final acceptance of the public improvement, the... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2189. (1/28/26) | Support |
| HSB 569 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.(See HF 2188.) | This bill relates to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value. A real estate transfer tax is imposed on deeds, instruments, or writings when land, tenements, or other real property are granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed, except in certain circumstances specified in Code section... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2188. (1/28/26) | Support |
| HF 985 | A bill for an act relating to services provided by the secretary of state, providing fees, and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 198, HSB 17.) | GENERAL. This bill amends several sections in Code chapter 9 that provides for the collection of fees by the secretary of state (secretary) and the appropriation of moneys from certain funds under the control of the secretary of state to support BUSINESS SERVICES MODERNIZATION. Code... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz. (1/25/26) | Monitor |