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HF2770 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action
2026-05-13
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Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/13 .
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A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions.
  • (Formerly HSB 775 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
  • Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/13 .

  2. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1128 .

  3. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 990 .

  4. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. S.J. 1012 .

  5. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 29, nays 17. S.J. 989 .

  6. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for SF 2481 . S.J. 989 .

  7. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, attached to SF 2481 . S.J. 985 .

  8. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 985 .

  9. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1119 .

  10. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159 .

  11. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 54, nays 31. H.J. 1110 .

  12. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159 .

  13. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8414 adopted, as amended. H.J. 1109 .

  14. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159 .

  15. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8416 to amendment H-8414 , yeas 27, nays 58, lost. H.J. 1108 .

  16. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159 .

  17. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8417 to amendment H-8414 , yeas 29, nays 56, lost. H.J. 1107 .

  18. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159 .

  19. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8451 to amendment H-8414 , yeas 82, nays 3, adopted. H.J. 1107 .

  20. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8451 filed. H.J. 1068 .

  21. 2026-04-28 Iowa Legislature

    Amendments H-8414 , H-8416 and H-8417 filed. H.J. 1032 .

  22. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 902 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

2770

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Enrolled

House

File

2770

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

AND

MAKING

APPROPRIATIONS

TO

THE

JUSTICE

SYSTEM,

PROVIDING

FEES,

AND

INCLUDING

APPLICABILITY

PROVISIONS.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

DIVISION

I

FY

2026-2027

APPROPRIATIONS

Section

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

JUSTICE.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

justice

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

a.

For

the

general

office

of

attorney

general

for

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

including

the

prosecuting

attorneys

training

program,

matching

funds

for

federal

violence

against

women

grant

programs,

victim

assistance

grants,

the

office

of

drug

control

policy

prosecuting

attorney

program,

and

odometer

fraud

enforcement,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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FTEs

238.00

The

appropriation

in

this

lettered

paragraph

shall

be

increased

by

$165,000

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

639,

is

not

enacted.

House

File

2770,

p.

2

As

a

condition

of

receiving

the

appropriation

provided

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

the

department

of

justice

shall

maintain

a

record

of

the

estimated

time

incurred

representing

each

agency

or

department.

The

general

office

of

attorney

general

may

temporarily

exceed

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

and

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

as

long

as

there

are

receivables

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

negative

balances

and

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

is

not

exceeded

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year.

b.

For

victim

assistance

grants:

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$

5,541,708

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

$225,000

is

allocated

to

provide

grants

to

care

providers

providing

services

to

victims

of

human

trafficking.

The

remaining

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

are

allocated

to

provide

grants

to

care

providers

providing

services

to

all

other

victims

of

violent

crime.

The

balance

of

the

victim

compensation

fund

established

in

section

915.94

may

be

used

to

provide

salary

and

support

of

not

more

than

24.00

full-time

equivalent

positions

and

to

provide

maintenance

for

the

victim

compensation

functions

of

the

department

of

justice.

In

addition

to

the

full-time

equivalent

positions

authorized

pursuant

to

this

unnumbered

paragraph,

7.00

full-time

equivalent

positions

are

authorized

and

shall

be

used

by

the

department

of

justice

to

employ

one

accountant

and

four

program

planners.

The

department

of

justice

may

employ

the

additional

7.00

full-time

equivalent

positions

authorized

pursuant

to

this

unnumbered

paragraph

that

are

in

excess

of

the

number

of

full-time

equivalent

positions

authorized

only

if

the

department

of

justice

receives

sufficient

federal

moneys

to

maintain

employment

for

the

additional

full-time

equivalent

positions

during

the

current

fiscal

year.

The

department

of

justice

shall

only

employ

the

additional

7.00

full-time

equivalent

positions

in

succeeding

fiscal

years

if

sufficient

federal

moneys

are

received

during

each

of

those

succeeding

fiscal

years.

The

department

of

justice

shall

transfer

at

least

$150,000

from

the

victim

compensation

fund

established

in

section

915.94

House

File

2770,

p.

3

to

the

victim

assistance

grant

program

established

in

section

13.31.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

c.

For

legal

services

for

persons

in

poverty

grants

as

provided

in

section

13.34:

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$

2,634,601

d.

To

improve

the

department

of

justice’s

cybersecurity

and

technology

infrastructure:

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$

202,060

2.

a.

The

department

of

justice,

in

submitting

budget

estimates

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027,

pursuant

to

section

8.23,

shall

include

a

report

of

funding

from

sources

other

than

amounts

appropriated

directly

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

justice

or

to

the

office

of

consumer

advocate.

These

funding

sources

must

include

but

are

not

limited

to

reimbursements

from

other

state

agencies,

commissions,

boards,

or

similar

entities,

and

reimbursements

from

special

funds

or

internal

accounts

within

the

department

of

justice.

The

department

of

justice

shall

also

report

actual

reimbursements

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025,

and

actual

and

expected

reimbursements

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026.

b.

The

department

of

justice

shall

include

the

report

required

under

paragraph

“a”,

as

well

as

information

regarding

any

revisions

occurring

as

a

result

of

reimbursements

actually

received

or

expected

at

a

later

date,

in

a

report

to

the

general

assembly.

The

department

of

justice

shall

submit

the

report

on

or

before

January

15,

2027.

3.

a.

The

department

of

justice

shall

fully

reimburse

the

costs

and

necessary

related

expenses

incurred

by

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

to

continue

to

employ

one

additional

instructor

position

who

shall

provide

training

for

human

trafficking-related

issues

throughout

the

state.

b.

The

department

of

justice

shall

obtain

the

moneys

necessary

to

reimburse

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

to

House

File

2770,

p.

4

employ

such

an

instructor

from

unrestricted

moneys

from

either

the

victim

compensation

fund

established

in

section

915.94

or

the

human

trafficking

victim

fund

established

in

section

915.95

or

the

human

trafficking

enforcement

fund

established

in

2015

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

138,

section

141.

4.

Notwithstanding

sections

553.19

and

714.16C,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

any

moneys

not

otherwise

appropriated

from

the

antitrust

fund

created

in

section

553.19

and

the

consumer

education

and

litigation

fund

created

in

section

714.16C

are

appropriated

to

the

department

of

justice

for

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes

necessary

to

perform

the

duties

described

in

section

13.2.

Sec.

2.

OFFICE

OF

CONSUMER

ADVOCATE.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

commerce

revolving

fund

created

in

section

546.12

to

the

office

of

consumer

advocate

of

the

department

of

justice

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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$

3,784,047

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FTEs

18.00

The

office

of

consumer

advocate

shall

include

in

its

charges

assessed

or

revenues

generated

an

amount

sufficient

to

cover

the

amount

stated

in

its

appropriation

and

any

state-assessed

indirect

costs

determined

by

the

department

of

administrative

services.

Sec.

3.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

FACILITIES.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

corrections

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

a.

For

the

operation

of

the

Fort

Madison

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

46,724,722

House

File

2770,

p.

5

b.

For

the

operation

of

the

Anamosa

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

40,255,974

c.

For

the

operation

of

the

Oakdale

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

59,344,020

d.

For

the

Oakdale

correctional

facility

for

department-wide

institutional

pharmaceuticals

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

10,175,417

e.

For

the

operation

of

the

Newton

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

32,509,092

f.

For

the

operation

of

the

Mount

Pleasant

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

30,619,297

g.

For

the

operation

of

the

Rockwell

City

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

11,916,579

h.

For

the

operation

of

the

Clarinda

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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$

29,678,380

Moneys

received

by

the

department

of

corrections

as

reimbursement

for

services

provided

to

the

Clarinda

youth

corporation

are

appropriated

to

the

department

and

shall

be

used

for

the

purpose

of

operating

the

Clarinda

correctional

facility.

i.

For

the

operation

of

the

Mitchellville

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

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.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

26,350,539

j.

For

the

operation

of

the

Fort

Dodge

correctional

facility,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

House

File

2770,

p.

6

miscellaneous

purposes:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

34,467,251

k.

For

reimbursement

of

counties

for

temporary

confinement

of

prisoners,

as

provided

in

sections

901.7,

904.908,

and

906.17,

and

for

offenders

confined

pursuant

to

section

904.513:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,345,319

l.

For

federal

prison

reimbursement,

reimbursements

for

out-of-state

placements,

and

miscellaneous

contracts:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

234,411

2.

The

department

of

corrections

shall

use

moneys

appropriated

in

subsection

1

to

continue

to

contract

for

the

services

of

a

Muslim

imam

and

a

Native

American

spiritual

leader.

Sec.

4.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

ADMINISTRATION.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

corrections

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1.

For

general

administration,

including

salaries

and

the

adjustment

of

salaries

throughout

the

department,

support,

maintenance,

employment

of

an

education

director

to

administer

a

centralized

education

program

for

the

correctional

system,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

9,650,695

a.

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

each

lease

negotiated

by

the

department

of

corrections

with

a

private

corporation

for

the

purpose

of

providing

private

industry

employment

of

inmates

in

a

correctional

institution

shall

prohibit

the

private

corporation

from

utilizing

inmate

labor

for

partisan

political

purposes

for

any

person

seeking

election

to

public

office

in

this

state

and

that

a

violation

of

this

requirement

shall

result

in

a

termination

of

the

lease

agreement.

b.

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

as

a

condition

of

receiving

the

appropriation

provided

in

this

subsection

the

department

of

corrections

shall

not

enter

into

a

lease

or

contractual

agreement

pursuant

to

section

904.809

with

a

private

corporation

for

the

use

of

building

space

for

House

File

2770,

p.

7

the

purpose

of

providing

inmate

employment

without

providing

that

the

terms

of

the

lease

or

contract

establish

safeguards

to

restrict,

to

the

greatest

extent

feasible,

access

by

inmates

working

for

the

private

corporation

to

personal

identifying

information

of

citizens.

2.

For

educational

programs

for

inmates

at

state

penal

institutions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,108,109

a.

To

maximize

the

funding

for

educational

programs,

the

department

shall

establish

guidelines

and

procedures

to

prioritize

the

availability

of

educational

and

vocational

training

for

inmates

based

upon

the

goal

of

facilitating

an

inmate’s

successful

release

from

the

correctional

institution.

b.

The

director

of

the

department

of

corrections

may

transfer

moneys

from

Iowa

prison

industries

and

the

canteen

operating

funds

established

pursuant

to

section

904.310,

for

use

in

educational

programs

for

inmates.

c.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

in

this

subsection

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

3.

For

the

development

and

operation

of

the

Iowa

corrections

offender

network

(ICON)

data

system:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,000,000

4.

For

offender

mental

health

and

substance

abuse

treatment:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

28,065

5.

For

department-wide

duties,

including

operations,

costs,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,275,000

The

appropriation

in

this

subsection

shall

be

increased

by

$105,000

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

639,

is

not

enacted.

Sec.

5.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

DEPARTMENTS

OF

CORRECTIONAL

SERVICES.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

corrections

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

salaries,

House

File

2770,

p.

8

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

a.

For

the

first

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

17,395,981

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

first

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

the

drug

courts

operated

by

the

district

department.

b.

For

the

second

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

14,105,725

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

second

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

two

drug

courts

to

be

operated

by

the

district

department.

c.

For

the

third

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

8,915,376

d.

For

the

fourth

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,563,898

e.

For

the

fifth

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services,

including

funding

for

electronic

monitoring

devices

for

use

on

a

statewide

basis:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

25,194,813

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

fifth

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

the

drug

court

operated

by

the

district

department.

f.

For

the

sixth

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

17,554,811

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

sixth

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

the

drug

court

operated

by

the

district

department.

g.

For

the

seventh

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

11,003,457

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

the

seventh

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

maintains

the

drug

court

operated

by

the

district

department.

h.

For

the

eighth

judicial

district

department

of

House

File

2770,

p.

9

correctional

services:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,259,926

2.

Each

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services,

within

the

moneys

available,

shall

continue

programs

and

plans

established

within

that

district

to

provide

for

intensive

supervision,

sex

offender

treatment,

diversion

of

low-risk

offenders

to

the

least

restrictive

sanction

available,

job

development,

and

expanded

use

of

intermediate

criminal

sanctions.

3.

Each

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

shall

provide

alternatives

to

prison

consistent

with

chapter

901B.

The

alternatives

to

prison

must

ensure

public

safety

while

providing

maximum

rehabilitation

to

the

offender.

A

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

may

also

establish

a

day

program.

4.

The

office

of

drug

control

policy

of

the

department

of

public

safety

shall

consider

federal

grants

made

to

the

department

of

corrections

for

the

benefit

of

each

of

the

eight

judicial

district

departments

of

correctional

services

as

local

government

grants,

as

defined

pursuant

to

federal

regulations.

5.

The

department

of

corrections

shall

continue

to

contract

with

a

judicial

district

department

of

correctional

services

to

provide

for

the

rental

of

electronic

monitoring

equipment

available

statewide.

6.

The

public

safety

assessment

shall

not

be

utilized

in

pretrial

hearings

when

determining

whether

to

detain

or

release

a

defendant

before

trial

until

such

time

the

use

of

the

public

safety

assessment

has

been

specifically

authorized

by

the

general

assembly.

Sec.

6.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

REALLOCATION

OF

APPROPRIATIONS.

Notwithstanding

section

8.39,

within

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

division

of

this

Act

to

the

department

of

corrections,

the

department

may

reallocate

the

moneys

appropriated

and

allocated

as

necessary

to

best

fulfill

the

needs

of

the

correctional

institutions,

administration

of

the

department,

and

the

judicial

district

departments

of

correctional

services.

However,

in

addition

to

complying

with

the

requirements

of

section

904.116

and

providing

notice

to

the

legislative

services

agency,

the

department

of

corrections

House

File

2770,

p.

10

shall

also

provide

notice

to

the

department

of

management,

prior

to

the

effective

date

of

the

revision

or

reallocation

of

an

appropriation

made

pursuant

to

this

section.

The

department

of

corrections

shall

not

reallocate

an

appropriation

or

allocation

for

the

purpose

of

eliminating

any

program.

Sec.

7.

DEPARTMENT

OF

CORRECTIONS

——

INTENT.

The

department

of

corrections,

in

cooperation

with

townships,

the

Iowa

cemetery

associations,

and

other

nonprofit

or

governmental

entities,

may

use

inmate

labor

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

to

restore

or

preserve

rural

cemeteries

and

historical

landmarks.

The

department,

in

cooperation

with

the

counties,

may

also

use

inmate

labor

to

clean

up

roads,

major

water

sources,

and

other

water

sources

around

the

state.

Sec.

8.

STATE

AGENCY

PURCHASES

FROM

PRISON

INDUSTRIES.

1.

As

used

in

this

section,

unless

the

context

otherwise

requires,

“state

agency”

means

the

government

of

the

state

of

Iowa,

including

but

not

limited

to

all

executive

branch

departments,

agencies,

boards,

bureaus,

and

commissions,

the

judicial

branch,

the

general

assembly

and

all

legislative

agencies,

institutions

within

the

purview

of

the

state

board

of

regents,

and

any

corporation

whose

primary

function

is

to

act

as

an

instrumentality

of

the

state.

2.

State

agencies

are

encouraged

to

purchase

products

from

Iowa

state

industries,

as

defined

in

section

904.802,

when

purchases

are

required

and

the

products

are

available

from

Iowa

state

industries.

State

agencies

shall

obtain

bids

from

Iowa

state

industries

for

purchases

of

office

furniture

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

exceeding

$5,000

or

in

accordance

with

applicable

administrative

rules

related

to

purchases

for

the

agency.

Sec.

9.

IOWA

LAW

ENFORCEMENT

ACADEMY.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

a.

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

including

jailer

training

and

technical

assistance,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

House

File

2770,

p.

11

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,919,407

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

31.00

b.

The

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

may

temporarily

exceed

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection

and

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

as

long

as

there

are

receivables

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

negative

balance

and

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

subsection

is

not

exceeded

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year.

2.

The

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

may

select

at

least

five

automobiles

of

the

department

of

public

safety,

division

of

state

patrol,

prior

to

turning

over

the

automobiles

to

the

department

of

administrative

services

to

be

disposed

of

by

public

auction,

and

the

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

may

exchange

any

automobile

owned

by

the

academy

for

each

automobile

selected

if

the

selected

automobile

is

used

in

training

law

enforcement

officers

at

the

academy.

However,

any

automobile

exchanged

by

the

academy

must

be

substituted

for

the

selected

vehicle

of

the

department

of

public

safety

and

sold

by

public

auction

with

the

receipts

being

deposited

in

the

depreciation

fund

maintained

pursuant

to

section

8A.365

to

the

credit

of

the

department

of

public

safety,

division

of

state

patrol.

3.

The

Iowa

law

enforcement

academy

shall

provide

training

for

domestic

abuse

and

human

trafficking-related

issues

throughout

the

state.

The

academy

shall

offer

the

training

at

no

cost

to

the

attendees

and

the

training

shall

not

replace

any

existing

domestic

abuse

or

human

trafficking

training

offered

by

the

academy.

Sec.

10.

STATE

PUBLIC

DEFENDER.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

office

of

the

state

public

defender

of

the

department

of

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

a.

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

House

File

2770,

p.

12

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

38,627,894

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

276.00

b.

For

payments

on

behalf

of

eligible

adults

and

juveniles

from

the

indigent

defense

fund,

in

accordance

with

section

815.11:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

41,576,374

2.

Moneys

received

by

the

office

of

the

state

public

defender

pursuant

to

Tit.

IV-E

of

the

federal

Social

Security

Act

remaining

unencumbered

and

unobligated

at

the

end

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

be

transferred

to

the

Tit.

IV-E

juvenile

justice

improvement

fund

created

in

2022

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1146,

section

11,

subsection

3,

to

remain

available

for

expenditure

by

the

office

of

the

state

public

defender

in

succeeding

fiscal

years

for

the

purposes

allowed

by

Tit.

IV-E

of

the

federal

Social

Security

Act.

Sec.

11.

BOARD

OF

PAROLE.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

board

of

parole

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,545,114

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

10.60

Sec.

12.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

DEFENSE.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

public

defense,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

7,646,037

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

242.00

2.

The

department

of

public

defense

may

temporarily

exceed

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

section

and

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

as

long

as

there

are

receivables

House

File

2770,

p.

13

of

federal

funds

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

negative

balance

and

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

section

is

not

exceeded

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year.

Sec.

13.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HOMELAND

SECURITY

AND

EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

homeland

security

and

emergency

management

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,396,138

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

25.44

2.

The

department

of

homeland

security

and

emergency

management

may

temporarily

exceed

and

draw

more

than

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

section

and

incur

a

negative

cash

balance

as

long

as

there

are

receivables

of

federal

funds

equal

to

or

greater

than

the

negative

balance

and

the

amount

appropriated

in

this

section

is

not

exceeded

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year.

Sec.

14.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

SAFETY.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

public

safety

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1.

For

administrative

functions,

including

salaries

and

the

adjustment

of

salaries

throughout

the

department,

the

criminal

justice

information

system,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

7,325,444

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

33.00

2.

For

the

division

of

criminal

investigation,

including

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

officers’

retirement,

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

in

chapter

97A

in

the

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

rate,

as

defined

in

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

for

which

the

moneys

are

appropriated,

to

meet

federal

fund

matching

requirements,

House

File

2770,

p.

14

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

23,282,804

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

184.00

3.

For

the

criminalistics

laboratory

fund

created

in

section

691.9:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

650,000

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

4.

a.

For

the

division

of

narcotics

enforcement,

including

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

officers’

retirement,

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

in

chapter

97A

in

the

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

rate,

as

defined

in

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

for

which

the

moneys

are

appropriated,

to

meet

federal

fund

matching

requirements,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,496,573

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

71.00

The

division

of

narcotics

enforcement

is

authorized

an

additional

1.00

full-time

equivalent

position

pursuant

to

this

lettered

paragraph

that

is

in

excess

of

the

number

of

full-time

equivalent

positions

authorized

for

the

previous

fiscal

year

only

if

the

division

of

narcotics

enforcement

receives

sufficient

federal

moneys

to

maintain

employment

for

the

additional

full-time

equivalent

position

during

the

current

fiscal

year.

The

division

of

narcotics

enforcement

shall

only

employ

the

additional

full-time

equivalent

position

in

succeeding

fiscal

years

if

sufficient

federal

moneys

are

received

during

each

of

those

succeeding

fiscal

years.

b.

For

the

division

of

narcotics

enforcement

for

undercover

purchases:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

209,042

5.

For

the

division

of

state

fire

marshal,

for

fire

protection

services

as

provided

through

the

state

fire

service

and

emergency

response

council

as

created

in

the

department,

House

File

2770,

p.

15

and

for

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

officers’

retirement,

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

in

chapter

97A

in

the

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

rate,

as

defined

in

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

for

which

the

moneys

are

appropriated,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,635,378

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

21.00

6.

For

the

division

of

state

patrol,

for

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

workers’

compensation

costs,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

including

the

state’s

contribution

to

the

peace

officers’

retirement,

accident,

and

disability

system

provided

in

chapter

97A

in

the

amount

of

the

state’s

normal

contribution

rate,

as

defined

in

section

97A.8,

multiplied

by

the

salaries

for

which

the

moneys

are

appropriated,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

94,251,941

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

613.00

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

members

of

the

state

patrol

be

assigned

to

patrol

the

highways

and

roads

in

lieu

of

assignments

for

inspecting

school

buses

for

the

school

districts.

7.

For

deposit

in

the

sick

leave

benefits

fund

established

in

section

80.42

for

all

departmental

employees

eligible

to

receive

benefits

for

accrued

sick

leave

under

the

collective

bargaining

agreement:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

279,517

8.

For

costs

associated

with

the

training

and

equipment

needs

of

volunteer

fire

fighters:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,075,520

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

in

this

subsection

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

9.

For

the

public

safety

interoperable

and

broadband

communications

fund

established

in

section

80.44:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

115,661

10.

For

the

office

to

combat

human

trafficking

established

House

File

2770,

p.

16

in

section

80.45,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

200,742

11.

For

department-wide

duties,

including

operations,

costs,

and

miscellaneous

purposes:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,430,000

The

appropriation

in

this

subsection

shall

be

increased

by

$230,000

if

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

639,

is

not

enacted.

12.

For

the

office

of

drug

control

policy,

for

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

including

statewide

coordination

of

the

drug

abuse

resistance

education

(D.A.R.E.)

programs

or

other

similar

programs,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

270,546

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

4.00

Notwithstanding

section

8.39,

the

department

of

public

safety

may

reallocate

moneys

appropriated

in

this

section

as

necessary

to

best

fulfill

the

needs

provided

for

in

the

appropriation.

However,

the

department

shall

not

reallocate

moneys

appropriated

to

the

department

in

this

section

unless

notice

of

the

reallocation

is

given

to

the

legislative

services

agency

and

the

department

of

management

prior

to

the

effective

date

of

the

reallocation.

The

notice

must

include

information

regarding

the

rationale

for

reallocating

the

moneys.

The

department

shall

not

reallocate

moneys

appropriated

in

this

section

for

the

purpose

of

eliminating

any

program.

Sec.

15.

DEPARTMENT

OF

PUBLIC

SAFETY

——

GAMING

ENFORCEMENT.

1.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

gaming

enforcement

revolving

fund

created

in

section

80.43

to

the

department

of

public

safety

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

any

direct

support

costs

for

agents

and

officers

of

the

division

of

criminal

investigation’s

excursion

gambling

boat,

gambling

structure,

and

racetrack

enclosure

enforcement

activities,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

13,084,081

House

File

2770,

p.

17

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

68.00

2.

For

each

additional

license

to

conduct

gambling

games

on

an

excursion

gambling

boat,

gambling

structure,

or

racetrack

enclosure

issued

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

there

is

appropriated

from

the

gaming

enforcement

revolving

fund

to

the

department

of

public

safety

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

an

additional

amount

of

not

more

than

$300,000

to

be

used

for

full-time

equivalent

positions.

3.

The

department

of

public

safety,

with

the

approval

of

the

department

of

management,

may

employ

no

more

than

three

special

agents

for

each

additional

riverboat

or

gambling

structure

regulated

after

July

1,

2026,

and

three

special

agents

for

each

racing

facility

which

becomes

operational

during

the

fiscal

year

which

begins

July

1,

2026.

Positions

authorized

in

this

subsection

are

in

addition

to

the

full-time

equivalent

positions

otherwise

authorized

in

this

section.

Sec.

16.

DEPARTMENT

OF

HOMELAND

SECURITY

AND

EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

911

emergency

communications

fund

created

in

section

34A.7A

to

the

department

of

homeland

security

and

emergency

management

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

implementation,

support,

and

maintenance

of

the

functions

of

the

administrator

and

program

manager

under

chapter

34A

and

to

employ

the

auditor

of

the

state

to

perform

an

annual

audit

of

the

911

emergency

communications

fund:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

300,000

Sec.

17.

DEPARTMENT

OF

JUSTICE

——

CONSUMER

EDUCATION

AND

LITIGATION

——

FARM

MEDIATION

AND

PROSECUTIONS,

APPEALS,

AND

CLAIMS.

Notwithstanding

section

714.16C,

there

is

appropriated

from

the

consumer

education

and

litigation

fund

to

the

department

of

justice

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1.

For

farm

mediation

services

as

specified

in

section

13.13,

subsection

2:

House

File

2770,

p.

18

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

300,000

2.

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes

for

criminal

prosecutions,

criminal

appeals,

and

performing

duties

pursuant

to

chapter

669:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,000,000

DIVISION

II

INDIGENT

DEFENSE

AND

REPRESENTATION

Sec.

18.

Section

815.7,

subsection

10,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10.

For

appointments

made

on

or

after

July

1,

2025,

through

June

30,

2026,

the

reasonable

compensation

shall

be

calculated

on

the

basis

of

eighty-eight

dollars

per

hour

for

class

“A”

felonies,

eighty-three

dollars

per

hour

for

class

“B”

felonies,

and

seventy-eight

dollars

per

hour

for

all

other

cases.

Sec.

19.

Section

815.7,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subsection:

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

10A.

For

appointments

made

on

or

after

July

1,

2026,

the

reasonable

compensation

shall

be

calculated

on

the

basis

of

ninety-two

dollars

per

hour

for

class

“A”

felonies,

eighty-seven

dollars

per

hour

for

class

“B”

felonies,

and

eighty-two

dollars

per

hour

for

all

other

cases.

DIVISION

III

ATTORNEY

LOAN

REPAYMENT

PROGRAM

——

COURT

FILING

FEES

Sec.

20.

NEW

SECTION

.

256.232

Attorney

loan

repayment

program

——

fund.

1.

Program

established.

The

college

student

aid

commission

shall

establish

an

attorney

loan

repayment

program

to

encourage

attorneys

to

remain

and

practice

law

in

this

state.

2.

Eligibility.

An

individual

is

eligible

to

apply

to

enter

into

a

program

agreement

with

the

college

student

aid

commission

pursuant

to

subsection

3

if

the

individual

meets

all

of

the

following

requirements:

a.

Is

a

graduate

of

an

accredited

law

school

within

five

years

of

the

time

of

application

to

the

program.

b.

Is

licensed

to

practice

law

in

Iowa.

c.

Is

practicing

law

in

Iowa

at

the

time

of

application

or

commits

to

begin

practicing

law

in

this

state

upon

execution

of

a

program

agreement.

3.

Program

agreements.

An

agreement

must

be

entered

into

by

House

File

2770,

p.

19

an

eligible

attorney

and

the

college

student

aid

commission.

Under

the

agreement,

to

receive

loan

repayments

pursuant

to

subsection

5,

an

eligible

attorney

shall

agree

to

and

fulfill

all

of

the

following

requirements:

a.

Remain

and

practice

law

in

Iowa

in

the

area

designated

pursuant

to

the

attorney’s

preference

determination

during

each

year

for

which

loan

repayment

assistance

is

received.

b.

Provide

not

less

than

the

number

of

hours

per

year

of

legal

services

as

an

indigent

defense

attorney

as

designated

pursuant

to

the

attorney’s

preference

determination.

4.

Priority.

a.

In

awarding

loan

repayment

assistance

under

this

section,

the

commission

shall

give

priority

to

attorneys

who

practice

law

in

this

state

in

the

following

order,

with

preference

within

each

of

the

following

subparagraphs

to

attorneys

who

graduated

from

an

Iowa

law

school,

an

Iowa

high

school,

or

completed

private

instruction

pursuant

to

chapter

299A:

(1)

Attorneys

who

reside

and

practice

law

in

rural

areas

of

the

state

and

provide

a

minimum

of

fifty

hours

of

indigent

defense

services

annually.

(2)

Attorneys

who

practice

law

in

rural

areas

of

the

state

and

provide

a

minimum

of

one

hundred

hours

of

indigent

defense

services

annually.

(3)

Attorneys

who

practice

law

in

Iowa

and

provide

two

hundred

hours

of

indigent

defense

services

annually.

b.

For

purposes

of

this

subsection,

“rural

area”

means

a

county

or

municipality

that

has

a

population

of

less

than

twenty-six

thousand

and

is

located

more

than

twenty

miles

from

a

city

with

a

population

of

at

least

fifty

thousand,

based

on

the

most

recent

federal

decennial

census.

5.

Loan

repayment

assistance.

An

eligible

attorney

who

enters

into

and

remains

in

compliance

with

a

program

agreement

pursuant

to

subsection

3

shall

receive

loan

repayment

assistance

in

an

amount

not

to

exceed

ten

thousand

dollars

per

year

or

the

outstanding

balance

of

the

attorney’s

eligible

loans,

whichever

is

less.

In

the

event

an

attorney

who

receives

loan

repayment

assistance

under

this

section

ceases

to

practice

law

in

accordance

with

the

program

agreement,

the

loan

repayment

assistance

shall

terminate

immediately,

the

House

File

2770,

p.

20

loan

repayment

assistance

shall

be

prorated

for

the

months

the

attorney

complied

with

the

agreement,

and

no

further

payment

shall

be

made.

Loan

repayment

assistance

may

be

provided

for

each

year

of

eligible

practice

during

a

period

of

not

more

than

six

consecutive

years.

The

total

amount

of

loan

repayment

assistance

an

attorney

may

receive

under

the

program

shall

not

exceed

the

total

outstanding

balance

of

the

attorney’s

eligible

student

loans

at

the

time

the

program

agreement

is

executed.

For

purposes

of

this

subsection,

“eligible

loan”

means

the

attorney’s

total

federally

guaranteed

Stafford

loan

amount

under

the

federal

family

education

loan

program

or

the

federal

direct

loan

program,

the

attorney’s

federal

graduate

plus

loans,

or

the

attorney’s

federal

Perkins

loan,

including

principal

and

interest.

Loan

payment

assistance

received

pursuant

to

this

section

is

not

subject

to

Iowa

income

tax.

6.

Trust

fund

established.

An

attorney

loan

repayment

program

trust

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

under

the

control

of

the

college

student

aid

commission.

The

commission

may

accept

gifts,

grants,

bequests,

and

other

private

contributions,

as

well

as

state

or

federal

moneys,

for

deposit

in

the

fund.

All

moneys

deposited

in

the

trust

fund

are

appropriated

and

made

available

to

the

commission

to

be

used

for

purposes

of

meeting

the

requirements

of

this

section.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

purposes

of

this

section

and

to

provide

loan

repayment

assistance

to

attorneys

in

this

state.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

for

purposes

of

administering

the

attorney

loan

repayment

program

under

this

section.

7.

Rules.

The

college

student

aid

commission

shall

adopt

rules

to

administer

this

section.

8.

Limitation.

The

program

shall

not

provide

assistance

for

more

than

twenty-five

attorneys

in

a

single

year,

and

shall

not

provide

assistance

to

more

than

one

hundred

fifty

attorneys

at

any

time.

9.

Repeal.

This

section

is

repealed

July

1,

2041.

Sec.

21.

Section

331.424,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

House

File

2770,

p.

21

subparagraph

(6),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(6)

The

maintenance

and

operation

of

the

courts,

including

but

not

limited

to

the

salary

and

expenses

of

the

clerk

of

the

district

court

and

other

employees

of

the

clerk’s

office,

and

bailiffs,

court

costs

if

the

prosecution

fails

or

if

the

costs

cannot

be

collected

from

the

person

liable,

costs

and

expenses

of

prosecution

under

section

189A.17

,

salaries

and

expenses

of

juvenile

court

officers

under

chapter

602

,

court-ordered

costs

in

domestic

abuse

cases

under

section

236.5

,

sexual

abuse

cases

under

section

236A.7

,

and

elder

abuse

cases

under

section

235F.6

,

the

county’s

expense

for

confinement

of

prisoners

under

chapter

356A

,

temporary

assistance

to

the

county

attorney,

county

contributions

to

a

retirement

system

for

bailiffs,

reimbursement

for

judicial

magistrates

under

section

602.6501

,

claims

filed

under

section

622.93

,

sign

language

interpreters’

fees

under

section

622B.7

,

uniform

citation

and

complaint

supplies

under

section

805.6

,

and

costs

of

prosecution

under

section

815.13

.

Sec.

22.

Section

422.7,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subsection:

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

46.

a.

Subtract,

to

the

extent

included,

income

resulting

from

the

payment

of

the

amount

of

any

loan

repayment

assistance

received

pursuant

to

section

256.232,

whether

paid

to

the

taxpayer

or

the

lender,

not

to

exceed

ten

thousand

dollars

in

any

tax

year.

b.

If

the

taxpayer

has

a

deduction

in

computing

federal

taxable

income

under

section

221

of

the

Internal

Revenue

Code

for

interest

on

a

qualified

education

loan,

the

taxpayer

shall

recompute

for

purposes

of

this

subsection

the

amount

of

the

deduction

under

paragraph

“a”

by

not

subtracting

any

amount

of

income

resulting

from

the

loan

repayment

assistance

received

pursuant

to

section

256.232

that

was

also

deducted

by

the

taxpayer

under

section

221

of

the

Internal

Revenue

Code.

c.

A

taxpayer

is

eligible

to

receive

a

deduction

pursuant

to

this

subsection

for

not

more

than

six

consecutive

tax

years

in

the

taxpayer’s

lifetime.

Sec.

23.

Section

602.8102,

subsection

98,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

98.

Carry

out

duties

relating

to

trials

and

judgments

as

House

File

2770,

p.

22

provided

in

sections

624.8

624.9

through

624.20

and

624.37

.

Sec.

24.

Section

602.8105,

subsections

1

and

2,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1.

The

clerk

of

the

district

court

shall

collect

the

following

fees:

a.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

in

this

subsection

,

for

filing

and

docketing

a

petition,

one

hundred

ninety-five

two

hundred

fifteen

dollars.

In

counties

having

a

population

of

ninety-eight

thousand

or

over,

an

additional

five

dollars

shall

be

charged

and

collected

to

be

known

as

the

journal

publication

fee

and

used

for

the

purposes

provided

for

in

section

618.13

.

b.

For

filing

and

docketing

a

petition

for

dissolution

of

marriage,

which

includes

the

docketing

of

any

dissolution

decree,

two

hundred

sixty-five

eighty-five

dollars.

It

is

the

intent

of

the

general

assembly

that

twenty

percent

of

the

funds

generated

from

these

fees

be

appropriated

and

used

for

sexual

assault

and

domestic

violence

centers

and

eighty

percent

of

the

funds

generated

from

these

fees

be

appropriated

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

c.

For

filing

and

docketing

a

petition

pursuant

to

chapter

598

other

than

a

dissolution

of

marriage

petition,

one

hundred

ten

thirty

dollars.

d.

For

filing

and

docketing

an

application

for

modification

of

a

dissolution

decree

to

which

a

written

stipulation

is

attached

at

the

time

of

filing

containing

the

agreement

of

the

parties

to

the

terms

of

modification,

one

hundred

ten

thirty

dollars.

e.

For

filing

and

docketing

a

petition

for

adoption

pursuant

to

chapter

600

,

zero

dollars.

f.

For

filing

and

docketing

a

small

claims

action,

the

amounts

specified

in

section

631.6

.

g.

For

an

appeal

from

a

judgment

in

small

claims

or

for

filing

and

docketing

a

writ

of

error,

one

hundred

ninety-five

two

hundred

fifteen

dollars.

h.

For

a

motion

to

show

cause

in

a

civil

case,

sixty

eighty

dollars.

i.

For

filing

and

docketing

a

transcript

of

the

judgment

in

a

civil

case,

sixty

eighty

dollars.

j.

For

filing

a

tribal

judgment,

one

hundred

ten

thirty

House

File

2770,

p.

23

dollars.

k.

For

a

civil

claim

for

reimbursement

under

section

356.7

,

zero

dollars.

2.

The

clerk

of

the

district

court

shall

collect

the

following

fees

for

miscellaneous

services:

a.

For

filing

and

entering

any

other

statutory

lien,

sixty

eighty

dollars.

b.

For

a

certificate

and

seal,

thirty

fifty

dollars.

However,

there

shall

be

no

charge

for

a

certificate

and

seal

to

an

application

to

procure

a

pension,

bounty,

or

back

pay

for

a

member

of

the

armed

services

or

other

person.

c.

For

certifying

a

change

in

title

of

real

estate,

sixty

eighty

dollars.

d.

For

filing

a

praecipe

to

issue

execution

under

chapter

626

,

thirty-five

fifty-five

dollars.

The

fee

shall

be

recoverable

by

the

creditor

from

the

debtor

against

whom

the

execution

is

issued.

A

fee

payable

by

a

political

subdivision

of

the

state

under

this

paragraph

shall

be

collected

by

the

clerk

of

the

district

court

as

provided

in

section

602.8109

.

However,

the

fee

shall

be

waived

and

shall

not

be

collected

from

a

political

subdivision

of

the

state

if

a

county

attorney

or

county

attorney’s

designee

is

collecting

a

delinquent

judgment

pursuant

to

section

602.8107,

subsection

4

.

e.

For

filing

a

praecipe

to

issue

execution

under

chapter

654

,

sixty

eighty

dollars.

f.

For

filing

a

confession

of

judgment

under

chapter

676

,

sixty

eighty

dollars

if

the

judgment

is

five

thousand

dollars

or

less,

and

one

hundred

ten

thirty

dollars

if

the

judgment

exceeds

five

thousand

dollars.

g.

For

filing

a

lis

pendens,

sixty

eighty

dollars.

h.

For

applicable

convictions

under

section

692A.110

on

or

after

June

25,

2020,

a

civil

penalty

of

two

hundred

sixty

dollars.

i.

Other

fees

provided

by

law.

Sec.

25.

Section

602.8108,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subsection:

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

12.

a.

The

clerk

of

the

district

court

shall

remit

to

the

state

court

administrator,

not

later

than

the

fifteenth

day

of

each

month,

all

moneys

collected

from

the

House

File

2770,

p.

24

filing

and

miscellaneous

fees

provided

in

section

602.8105,

subsections

1

and

2,

except

moneys

collected

from

the

sex

offender

civil

penalty

in

section

602.8105,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“h”

,

shall

be

remitted

and

distributed

pursuant

to

subsection

10.

The

clerk

shall

report

to

the

state

court

administrator

the

total

number

of

fees

that

were

paid,

and

the

number

of

filing

fees

that

were

paid

for

dissolution

of

marriage

pursuant

to

section

602.8105,

subsection

1,

paragraph

“b”

.

b.

The

state

court

administrator

shall

total

the

number

of

fees

reported

pursuant

to

paragraph

“a”

each

month

and

shall

calculate

the

amount

equal

to

twenty

dollars

multiplied

by

the

number

of

fees

that

were

paid

statewide

during

that

month.

The

state

court

administrator

shall

exclude

from

the

number

of

fees,

fees

ordered

pursuant

to

section

602.8105,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“h”

.

c.

Of

the

amount

calculated

pursuant

to

paragraph

“b”

,

the

state

court

administrator

shall

deposit

fifty

percent

into

the

indigent

defense

fund

established

in

section

815.11.

d.

The

state

court

administrator

shall

deposit

the

remaining

fifty

percent

of

the

amount

calculated

pursuant

to

paragraph

“b”

each

fiscal

year

in

the

attorney

loan

repayment

program

trust

fund

established

in

section

256.232.

e.

Following

the

deposits

required

in

paragraphs

“c”

and

“d”

,

the

state

court

administrator

shall

deposit

the

remaining

filing

and

miscellaneous

fee

moneys

received

under

paragraph

“a”

in

the

general

fund

of

the

state;

provided,

however,

that

filing

fees

paid

pursuant

to

section

602.8105,

subsection

1,

paragraph

“b”

,

for

the

dissolution

of

marriage,

be

appropriated

as

follows:

(1)

Through

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

twenty

percent

of

the

moneys

generated

from

these

fees

are

appropriated

and

shall

be

used

for

sexual

assault

and

domestic

violence

centers

and

eighty

percent

of

the

moneys

generated

from

these

fees

shall

be

deposited

in

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

(2)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2027,

and

for

each

fiscal

year

thereafter,

twenty

percent

of

the

moneys

generated

from

these

fees

are

appropriated

and

shall

be

used

for

the

House

File

2770,

p.

25

sexual

assault

forensic

examination

center

grant

program

established

in

section

915.47,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2794,

or

another

2026

Act

of

the

general

assembly,

and

eighty

percent

of

the

moneys

generated

from

these

fees

shall

be

deposited

in

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

Sec.

26.

Section

631.6,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

a.

Fees

for

filing

and

docketing

shall

be

ninety-five

one

hundred

fifteen

dollars.

Sec.

27.

REPEAL.

Sections

618.13,

622.93,

and

624.8,

Code

2026,

are

repealed.

Sec.

28.

APPLICABILITY.

The

following

apply

to

fees

paid

on

and

after

July

1,

2026:

1.

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

section

602.8105.

2.

The

section

of

this

division

of

this

Act

amending

section

602.8108.

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

House

and

is

known

as

House

File

2770,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

MEGHAN

NELSON

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor