Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF817: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit
Status: In committee, February 20, 2026
An Act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit.
From the introduced text, March 6, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2621YH (2) cm/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 633.356, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Child support services, as created in section 252B.2, shall make available a form meeting the requirements of this subsection that may be used, if appropriate, by a successor as defined in subsection 2, paragraph "a" or "b", when child support services or the collection services center, as created in section 252B.13A, is the holder of the decedent's property in the form of undistributed child support owed to the decedent. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. Current law allows for the distribution of a decedent's property by affidavit for very small estates (those with a gross value of $50,000 or less). This bill allows a successor of a decedent who has a very small estate to access undistributed child support payments owed to the decedent held by child support services or the collection services center. The bill requires child support services to create and make available a form that allows the successor …
Sponsors
- Ray Sorensen (R, 23) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 672 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2660 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 320 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 320 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 12:30PM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Gustoff, Lawler and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 205 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 540 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 320 . (February 17, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: affidavits, child support, decedents
Common questions
- What is HF817?
- HF817 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit.
- What does HF817 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit.
- What is the status of HF817?
- In committee as of February 20, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 672 . (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF817?
- Ray Sorensen (R, 23).
- Where is the official record for HF817?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0817&ga=91
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