All Roll Calls
Yes: 135 • No: 0
IowaHF 266091st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
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.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Signed by Governor
judiciary
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Simpler transfers for estates up to $100,000
Beginning July 1, 2026, eligible successors can transfer personal property by sworn statement without a court-appointed estate representative. The gross personal property value must be $100,000 or less, and probate assets must consist only of personal property. At least 40 days must pass after death. The deceased person must have had no real estate interest, and the statement must say so. Iowa child support services must provide a matching form to claim undistributed support owed to the deceased and held by child support services or the collection services center.
Banks gain protection; beneficiaries still face claims
Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa state banks can pay account funds to beneficiaries named in bank records after the depositor dies. The money remains subject to the depositor’s debts. Iowa inheritance tax also applies when owed for deaths before January 1, 2025. Banks making these payments are not liable for those debts or state estate, inheritance, or succession taxes.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/7/2026
Passed Senate
Yes: 45 • No: 0
House vote • 3/9/2026
Passed House
Yes: 90 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
4/16/2026HouseReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
4/16/2026HouseMessage from Senate.
4/7/2026HouseImmediate message.
4/7/2026SenatePassed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.
4/7/2026SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
3/26/2026SenatePlaced on calendar.
3/18/2026legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
3/18/2026SenateSubcommittee recommends passage.
3/16/2026legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:30PM Room G15.
3/12/2026legislatureSubcommittee: Shipley, Blake, and Lofgren.
3/12/2026SenateRead first time, referred to Judiciary.
3/10/2026SenateMessage from House.
3/10/2026SenateExplanation of vote.
3/10/2026HouseImmediate message.
3/9/2026HouseExplanation of vote.
3/9/2026HousePassed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
3/9/2026HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/20/2026House
Bill Text
As Introduced
Enrolled
Related Bills
HF 2801, A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/2026.
SF 2472, A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, establishing a program for first-time homebuyers, modifying and making appropriations, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3001.) Effective date: 05/18/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027, 07/01/2027, 07/01/2028.
HF 2601, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 2044.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
SF 2399, A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
SF 2471, A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
SF 2299, A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26.