Probate, Trust, & Estate Planning Law Section Legislative Report
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:39 PM
| BILL | TITLE | SUMMARY | STATUS | ISBA Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2634 | A bill for an act relating to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries.(Formerly HSB 600.) | This bill relates to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries. The bill amends Code sections 523A.201(8) (establishment of trust funds), 523A.602(2)(b)(1) (consumer rescission, cancellation, and refund rights ?? purchase agreement compliance with other laws), and 523A.602(2)(c) to calculate the rate of... Full Bill Text |
Committee report, recommending passage. (4/14/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2748 | 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; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2340, HSB 588.) | Referred to Ways and Means. (4/13/26) | Support | |
| HF 2232 | A bill for an act relating to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults. (Formerly HSB 516.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. | This bill relates to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults. Under current law, a delay of a disbursement or transaction involving the money, assets, or property of an eligible adult will expire upon the first to occur of: (1) a determination... Full Bill Text |
Signed by Governor . (4/9/26) | |
| HF 2340 - 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; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 588; See HF 2748.) | 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 |
Withdrawn. (4/9/26) | Support |
| HF 2349 | A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of human remains. (Formerly HSB 568.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. | This bill relates to the final disposition of human remains. The bill vests the authority to control the final disposition of a decedent's cremated remains in the next competent adult listed in Code section 144C.5 (final disposition of remains ?? right to control) if a designee... Full Bill Text |
Signed by Governor . (4/9/26) | Monitor |
| 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) | |
| SF 2215 | A bill for an act relating to the applicability of the standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities to contingent deferred annuities. (Formerly SSB 3064.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. | This bill provides that subsections 2 through 7 of Code section 508.38 (standard nonforfeitures ?? deferred annuities) shall not apply to contingent deferred annuities, except that the commissioner of insurance may prescribe by rule nonforfeiture benefits for contingent deferred annuities that the commissioner deems equitable... Full Bill Text |
Signed by Governor . (4/9/26) | Monitor |
| HF 940 | A bill for an act relating to civil law, including providing notice to named beneficiaries in probate law, a process for named beneficiaries to obtain ownership of property held by others in probate law, and authorizing spouses to amend premarital agreements, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 713.) | This bill relates to probate law regarding notice provided to named beneficiaries. The bill provides that if a holder of property that has a beneficiary designation owned by a decedent has been notified of the death of the decedent, the property holder shall within 10... Full Bill Text |
Senate amendment H-8334 filed. (4/8/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2660 | A bill for an act relating to decedent property, including deposit accounts, small estate affidavits, and distribution of child support. (Formerly HF 817.) Effective date: 07/01/2026 | This bill relates to decedent property, including deposit accounts, small estate affidavits, and distribution of child support. Under current law, a successor may use an affidavit pursuant to Code section 633.356 (distribution of property by affidavit) to collect and transfer a decedent's personal property that would... Full Bill Text |
Message from Senate. (4/7/26) | 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 |
| HF 2305 | A bill for an act relating to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders, and durable power of attorney for health care. (Formerly HF 708.) | This bill relates to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, and out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders. Current law requires a hospice program to provide palliative care in order to be eligible for a license. The bill removes this requirement and requires a hospice... Full Bill Text |
Amendment S-5140 filed. (3/30/26) | |
| HF 2633 | A bill for an act relating to living organ donors and life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance.(Formerly HF 2193.) | This bill relates to insurance requirements applicable to living organ donors. The bill defines "policy" as a life insurance policy, disability insurance policy, or long-term care insurance policy. A "living organ donor" (donor) is defined as an individual who is not deceased and who has donated... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (3/26/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2189 | A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title.(Formerly SF 2025.) | Current law requires an owner of a vehicle to apply for registration and issuance of a certificate of title if the vehicle is required to be registered. The application must interests in the vehicle, if applicable, the amount of the fee for new registration, and... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (3/26/26) | |
| SF 2454 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults.(Formerly SSB 3094.) | This bill relates to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults. Under current law, a delay of a disbursement or transaction involving the money, assets, or property of an eligible adult will expire upon the first to occur of: (1) a determination... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/23/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2562 | A bill for an act relating to care facility placement decisions for certain adults. (Formerly HSB 653.) | This bill relates to care facility placement decisions for certain adults. The bill defines "authorized representative" as an agent, attorney in fact, conservator, or guardian. "Person authorized to consent" (authorized person) is defined as a member of any of the following groups of individuals, in order... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (3/19/26) | |
| SF 2423 | A bill for an act relating to care facility placement decisions for certain adults.(Formerly SSB 3096.) | This bill relates to care facility placement decisions for certain adults. The bill defines "authorized representative" as an agent, attorney in fact, conservator, or guardian. "Person authorized to consent" (authorized person) is defined as a member of any of the following groups of individuals, in order... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (3/19/26) | Monitor |
| HF 817 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit.(See HF 2660.) | Current law allows for the distribution of a decedent's property by affidavit for very small estates (those with a gross value of $50,000 or less). This bill allows a successor of a decedent who has a very small estate to access undistributed child support payments... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/16/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2184 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the applicability of the standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities to contingent deferred annuities.(Formerly HSB 525.) | This bill provides that subsections 2 through 7 of Code section 508.38 (standard nonforfeitures ?? deferred annuities) shall not apply to contingent deferred annuities, except that the commissioner of insurance may prescribe by rule nonforfeiture benefits for contingent deferred annuities that the commissioner deems equitable... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/12/26) | Monitor |
| 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) | |
| HF 708 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, and out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders.(See HF 2305.) | This bill relates to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, and out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders. Current law requires a hospice program to provide palliative care in order to be eligible for a license. The bill removes this requirement and requires a hospice... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/9/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2088 | A bill for an act relating to the administration and regulation of matters associated with the operation, registration, and titling of motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3023.) | This bill relates to the administration and regulation of matters associated with the operation, registration, and titling of motor vehicles. CHAUFFEUR'S INSTRUCTION PERMITS. Under current law, a chauffeur's instruction permit is valid for up to two years for the operation of a motor vehicle, other than... Full Bill Text |
Message from House, with amendment S-5076 . (3/9/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2268 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the administration and regulation of matters associated with the operation, registration, and titling of motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 512.) | This bill relates to the administration and regulation of matters associated with the operation, registration, and titling of motor vehicles. CHAUFFEUR'S INSTRUCTION PERMITS. Under current law, a chauffeur's instruction permit is valid for up to two years for the operation of a motor vehicle, other than... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/5/26) | Monitor |
| 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) | Monitor |
| 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) | Monitor | |
| SF 2040 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of human remains. | This bill relates to the final disposition of human remains. The bill vests the authority to control the final disposition of a decedent's cremated remains in the next competent adult listed in Code section 144C.5 (final disposition of remains ?? right to control) if a designee... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/2/26) | Monitor |
| HSB 600 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries.(See HF 2634.) | This bill relates to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries. The bill amends Code sections 523A.201(8) (establishment of trust funds), 523A.602(2)(b)(1) (consumer rescission, cancellation, and refund rights ?? purchase agreement compliance with other laws), and 523A.602(2)(c) to calculate the rate of... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2634. (2/19/26) | Monitor |
| SSB 3094 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults.(See SF 2454.) | This bill relates to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults. Under current law, a delay of a disbursement or transaction involving the money, assets, or property of an eligible adult will expire upon the first to occur of: (1) a determination... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2454 (2/19/26) | Monitor |
| 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 |
| HSB 161 - 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 HF 2570.) | 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 HF 2570 (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 |
| HSB 614 - 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 HF 2532.) | 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 HF 2532. (2/16/26) | Support |
| HSB 653 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to care facility placement decisions for certain adults.(See HF 2562.) | This bill relates to care facility placement decisions for certain adults. The bill defines "authorized representative" as an agent, attorney in fact, conservator, or guardian. "Person authorized to consent" (authorized person) is defined as a member of any of the following groups of individuals, in order... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2562. (2/16/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2422 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to creation of transfer on death deeds and to disclaimers of an interest in real property. | This bill provides that an individual may execute a transfer on death deed which transfers real property outside of probate death. essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed, state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's... Full Bill Text |
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. (2/12/26) | Oppose |
| HSB 724 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to notarial acts, recording of instruments affecting real property, quiet title proceedings, and providing penalties. | This bill relates to notarial acts, recording of instruments affecting real property, quiet title proceedings, and theft. The bill creates a new criminal offense for a notarial officer who performs a notarial act without requiring the personal appearance of the individual, or requiring the use of... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (2/12/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2148 | A bill for an act relating to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries.(Formerly SSB 3058.) | This bill relates to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries. The bill amends Code sections 523A.201(8) (establishment of trust funds), 523A.602(2)(b)(1) (consumer rescission, cancellation, and refund rights ?? purchase agreement compliance with other laws), and 523A.602(2)(c) to calculate the rate of... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (2/11/26) | |
| HSB 568 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of human remains.(See HF 2349.) | This bill relates to the final disposition of human remains. The bill vests the authority to control the final disposition of a decedent's cremated remains in the next competent adult listed in Code section 144C.5 (final disposition of remains ?? right to control) if a designee... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2349 (2/9/26) | Monitor |
| HSB 588 - 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; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 2340.) | 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 HF 2340 (2/6/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2025 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title.(See SF 2189.) | Current law requires an owner of a vehicle to apply for registration and issuance of a certificate of title if the vehicle is required to be registered. The application must interests in the vehicle, if applicable, the amount of the fee for new registration, and... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2189 . (2/4/26) | |
| SSB 3064 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the applicability of the standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities to contingent deferred annuities.(See SF 2215.) | This bill provides that subsections 2 through 7 of Code section 508.38 (standard nonforfeitures ?? deferred annuities) shall not apply to contingent deferred annuities, except that the commissioner of insurance may prescribe by rule nonforfeiture benefits for contingent deferred annuities that the commissioner deems equitable... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2215 (2/4/26) | Monitor |
| HSB 516 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults.(See HF 2232.) | This bill relates to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults. Under current law, a delay of a disbursement or transaction involving the money, assets, or property of an eligible adult will expire upon the first to occur of: (1) a determination... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2232 (1/30/26) | Monitor |
| SSB 3058 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries.(See SF 2148.) | This bill relates to preneed sellers, sales agents and sales agent applicants, and government cemeteries. The bill amends Code sections 523A.201(8) (establishment of trust funds), 523A.602(2)(b)(1) (consumer rescission, cancellation, and refund rights ?? purchase agreement compliance with other laws), and 523A.602(2)(c) to calculate the rate of... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2148. (1/28/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2110 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the natural organic reduction of human remains. | This bill relates to the natural organic reduction of human remains. The bill allows a licensed organic reduction establishment (establishment) to perform natural organic reduction of human remains, defined in the bill as the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. An establishment shall include... Full Bill Text |
Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. (1/26/26) | Monitor |
| HF 986 | A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of insurance and financial services, the utilities commission, and the department of transportation, including financial literacy and exploitation, tax confidentiality, health insurance rates, health savings accounts, insurer withdrawals, property insurance, service contracts, the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, and the Iowa cemetery Act, motor vehicle financial liability coverage, and including penalties and effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 911, HSB 256.) | This bill relates to matters under the purview of the department of insurance and financial services including financial literacy and exploitation, tax confidentiality, health insurance rates, health savings accounts, insurer withdrawals, property insurance, and service contracts. DIVISION I ?? FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. Division I appropriates... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Rowley. (1/22/26) | |
| HJR 2003 - Dead | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing the right to donate private property to public entities or nonprofit corporations. | This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that provides the right of the people to donate, convey, devise, or otherwise transfer their private property to any public entity or nonprofit organization. The resolution, if adopted, would be published and... Full Bill Text |
Introduced, referred to State Government. (1/14/26) | Monitor |