A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. (Formerly HF 2537 , HF 2315 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action: 2026-05-18
Official status: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/18 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Juvenile Detention Home Fund Allocations

This act changes how money from the juvenile detention home fund is distributed to counties for their juvenile detention homes.

What This Bill Does

Changes how money in the juvenile detention home fund is used each year.
Gives $150,000 to every eligible county or multi-county juvenile detention home.
Distributes any leftover money based on the costs of running these homes from the previous fiscal year.

Who It Names or Affects

Counties and multi-county areas with juvenile detention homes
The department responsible for distributing funds

Terms To Know

juvenile detention home fund: A special money pool used to help pay for the costs of running juvenile detention facilities.
eligible county or multi-county juvenile detention home: A place where young people who break laws are held, which qualifies for funding from the state.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact amount of money available each year depends on how much is in the fund.
It's not clear what happens if a county does not have an eligible juvenile detention home.

Bill History

2026-05-18 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/18 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 1111 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 970 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 34, nays 9. S.J. 970 .
2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 959 .
2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-04-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/30/2026 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
2026-04-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 925 .
2026-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Appropriations. S.J. 903 .
2026-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 903 .
2026-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 1022 .
2026-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 64, nays 26. H.J. 1015 .
2026-04-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 923 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. (Formerly HF 2537 , HF 2315 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2781

-

Enrolled

House

File

2781

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

ALLOCATIONS

OF

MONEYS

FROM

THE

JUVENILE

DETENTION

HOME

FUND.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

232.142,

subsection

6,

paragraph

b,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

b.

(1)

Moneys

deposited

in

the

juvenile

detention

home

fund

during

a

fiscal

year

are

appropriated

to

the

department

for

the

same

fiscal

year

for

distribution

of

an

amount

equal

to

a

percentage

of

the

costs

of

the

establishment,

improvement,

operation,

and

maintenance

of

county

or

multicounty

juvenile

detention

homes

in

the

prior

immediately

preceding

fiscal

year.

Such

percentage

shall

be

determined

by

the

department

based

on

the

amount

available

for

distribution

from

the

fund.

(2)

Moneys

appropriated

for

distribution

in

accordance

with

this

subsection

shall

be

allocated

among

eligible

detention

homes,

as

follows:

(a)

One

hundred

fifty

thousand

dollars

shall

be

distributed

to

each

eligible

county

or

multicounty

juvenile

detention

home.

(b)

Appropriated

moneys

remaining

after

the

distribution

in

subparagraph

division

(a)

shall

be

prorated

and

distributed

on

the

basis

of

an

eligible

county

or

multicounty

juvenile

detention

home’s

proportion

of

the

costs

of

all

eligible

House

File

2781,

p.

2

county

or

multicounty

juvenile

detention

homes

in

the

prior

immediately

preceding

fiscal

year.

______________________________

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

2781,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

MEGHAN

NELSON

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor