# Iowa HF 940: A bill for an act relating to civil law, including providing notice to named beneficiaries in probate law, a process for named beneficiaries to obtain ownership of property held by others in probate law, and authorizing spouses to amend premarital agreements, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 713.) Iowa HF 940, A bill for an act relating to civil law, including providing notice to named beneficiaries in probate law, a process for named beneficiaries to obtain ownership of property held by others in probate law, and authorizing spouses to amend premarital agreements, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 713.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY; status failed, last action 2026-04-22 (Message from House.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF940-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 940 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to civil law, including providing notice to named beneficiaries in probate law, a process for named beneficiaries to obtain ownership of property held by others in probate law, and authorizing spouses to amend premarital agreements, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 713.) - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-12 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Message from House. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: judiciary - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (141 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 45 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Passed House | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-22: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-21: House refused to concur in Senate amendment H-8334. (House) - 2026-04-08: Senate amendment H-8334 filed. (House) - 2026-04-08: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-04-08: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Amendment S-5005 adopted, as amended. (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Amendment S-5170 to S-5005 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2026-02-04: Amendment S-5005 filed. (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (legislature) - 2026-01-28: Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 9:30AM Room 217 Conference Room. (legislature) - 2026-01-27: Subcommittee reassigned: Bousselot, Blake, and Schultz. (Senate) - 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-31: Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Read first time, referred to Judiciary. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-26: Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. (House) - 2025-03-26: Amendments H-1175 and H-1184 adopted. (House) - 2025-03-25: Amendment H-1184 filed. (House) - 2025-03-25: Amendment H-1175 filed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF940.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF940.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF940-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).