HF2781 • 2026

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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Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: Signed by Governor . H.J. 1169 .
Effective date: Not listed

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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.

A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.

What This Bill Does

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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Bill History

2026-06-02 Iowa Legislature
Signed by Governor . H.J. 1169 .
2026-05-18 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164 .
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.

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Kim Reynolds
GOVERNOR
Office of the GovernorChris Cournoyer
LT governor
June 02,2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 2781, an Act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention
home fund.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely,bmcereiy,
Kim K^WoldsKim K^Tiolds
Govemor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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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
homoa, 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 GRASSLEl
Speaker of the House
AMY SINOtAlR
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.
fmMEGHAN NELSON
Chief G^erlft |e House
Approved
-f', 2026
KIM RSyiOLDS
Governor