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HF328 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management.(See HF 1031 .)

A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management.(See HF 1031 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
MOHR and NORDMAN
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide detailed specifics about how the additional fee will be used beyond maintaining public records, leaving some uncertainty in this area.

County Recorder Fees and Land Record Information Systems

This bill requires county recorders to upload data and images of recorded documents to a digital system, allows counties to charge an additional fee for transactions, and establishes a fund for electronic transaction fees.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each county recorder to upload data and images of recorded documents to the county land record information system.
  • Allows counties to charge an additional fee, up to $10 per transaction, when filing or recording documents in the recorder's office.
  • Establishes a fund where fees from electronic transactions are collected for maintaining public records.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County recorders who must upload data and images of recorded documents.
  • Counties that can now charge an additional fee when filing or recording documents.
  • The state treasurer's office which manages the fund for electronic transactions.

Terms To Know

county land record information system
A digital system where recorded documents and their images are stored and made accessible to the public.
electronic transaction fund
A special fund that collects fees from electronic transactions for use in maintaining public records.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the additional fee will be used beyond maintaining public records.
  • It is unclear if all counties will choose to implement the optional $10 transaction fee.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 .

  2. 2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 1031 .

  3. 2025-04-16 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 8. Excused, 1. H.J. 990 .

  4. 2025-04-16 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 990 .

  5. 2025-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  6. 2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2025 12:00PM RM 19.

  7. 2025-02-20 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Nordman, Jones and Judge. H.J. 406 .

  8. 2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature

    Sponsor added, Young. H.J. 330 .

  9. 2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 285 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management.(See HF 1031 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

328

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

328

BY

MOHR

and

NORDMAN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

county

recorder

fees

and

land

record

1

information

systems

management.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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Section

1.

Section

331.604,

subsection

3,

paragraph

a,

Code

1

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

a.

Each

county

shall

participate

in

the

county

land

record

3

information

system

and

shall

comply

with

the

policies

and

4

procedures

established

by

the

governing

board

of

upload

data

5

and

images

of

recorded

documents

to

the

county

land

record

6

information

system.

The

county

land

record

information

system

7

shall

allow

for

uploading

from

each

county’s

recording

software

8

provider.

9

Sec.

2.

Section

331.604,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

10

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

divisions

(a),

(c),

and

(d),

11

Code

2025,

are

amended

by

striking

the

subparagraph

divisions.

12

Sec.

3.

Section

331.604,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

13

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

division

(b),

Code

2025,

is

14

amended

to

read

as

follows:

15

(b)

Maintaining

the

statewide

internet

site

and

the

county

16

land

record

information

system

dedicated

to

preserving

and

17

maintaining

public

records

.

18

Sec.

4.

Section

331.604,

subsection

3,

paragraph

d,

Code

19

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

20

d.

The

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund

is

21

established

in

the

office

of

the

treasurer

of

state

under

the

22

control

of

the

treasurer

of

state.

Moneys

deposited

into

the

23

fund

are

not

subject

to

section

8.33

.

Notwithstanding

section

24

12C.7

,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

local

government

25

electronic

transaction

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund.

26

Moneys

in

the

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund

27

are

not

subject

to

transfer,

appropriation,

or

reversion

to

28

any

other

fund,

or

any

other

use

except

as

provided

in

this

29

subsection

.

On

a

monthly

basis,

the

county

treasurer

shall

30

pay

the

fees

deposited

into

the

county

recorder’s

electronic

31

transaction

fund

to

the

treasurer

of

state

for

deposit

into

32

the

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund.

Moneys

33

credited

to

the

local

government

electronic

transaction

fund

34

are

appropriated

to

the

treasurer

of

state

for

the

payment

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of

claims

approved

by

the

governing

board

of

the

county

land

1

record

information

system.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

in

2

this

subsection

,

expenditures

from

the

fund

shall

be

for

the

3

purpose

of

planning

and

implementing

electronic

recording

and

4

electronic

transactions

in

each

county,

developing

county

5

and

statewide

internet

sites

to

provide

electronic

access

6

to

records

and

information,

and

to

pay

the

ongoing

costs

7

of

integrating

and

maintaining

the

statewide

internet

site

8

dedicated

to

preserving

and

maintaining

public

records

.

9

Sec.

5.

Section

331.604,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

10

following

new

subsection:

11

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

5.

A

board

of

supervisors

or

other

12

alternative

form

of

county

government

may

vote

to

adopt

an

13

additional

fee,

not

to

exceed

ten

dollars

per

transaction,

to

14

be

paid

to

the

recorder

when

filing

or

recording

an

instrument

15

in

the

recorder’s

office

pursuant

to

this

section.

16

EXPLANATION

17

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

18

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

19

Under

current

law,

county

recorders

must

participate

in

20

the

county

land

record

information

system

and

must

comply

21

with

the

policies

and

procedures

established

by

the

governing

22

board

of

the

county

land

record

information

system.

This

23

bill

requires

county

recorders

to

upload

data

and

images

of

24

recorded

documents

to

the

county

land

record

information

system

25

and

removes

the

requirement

for

county

recorders

to

comply

26

with

the

policies

and

procedures

established

by

the

governing

27

board

of

the

county

land

record

information

system.

The

bill

28

requires

the

county

land

record

information

system

to

allow

for

29

uploading

from

each

county’s

recording

software

provider.

30

The

bill

provides

that

the

$1

fee

paid

on

each

recorded

31

transaction

for

the

purpose

of

maintaining

the

statewide

32

internet

site

be

for

the

statewide

internet

site

dedicated

to

33

preserving

and

maintaining

public

records.

The

bill

removes

34

the

following

purposes

for

which

the

$1

additional

fee

is

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to

be

used:

establishing

and

implementing

standards

for

1

recording,

processing,

and

archiving

electronic

documents

2

and

records;

integrating

information

contained

in

documents

3

and

records

maintained

by

the

recorder

and

other

land

record

4

information

from

other

sources

with

the

county

land

record

5

information

system;

and

implementing

and

maintaining

a

process

6

for

redacting

personally

identifiable

information

contained

7

in

electronic

documents

that

are

displayed

for

public

access

8

through

an

internet

site

or

that

are

transferred

to

another

9

person.

10

A

board

of

supervisors

or

other

alternative

form

of

county

11

government

may

vote

to

adopt

an

additional

fee,

not

to

exceed

12

$10

per

transaction,

to

be

paid

to

the

recorder

when

filing

or

13

recording

an

instrument

in

the

recorder’s

office

pursuant

to

14

Code

section

331.604.

15

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1758YH

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