Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2315: A BILL FOR An Act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR 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: TLSB 5335YH (3) dg/ko H.F. 2315 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 homes, 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 county or multicounty juvenile detention homes in the prior immediately preceding fiscal year. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement …
Sponsors
- Thomas Jeneary (R, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 1043 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2537 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 12. Nays, 6. Excused, 3. H.J. 282 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 282 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 8:15AM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Jeneary, Brown-Powers and Meyer, A. H.J. 249 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 225 .
Votes
- Committee vote: Yeas, 12. Nays, 6. Excused, 3. H.J. 282 . (February 12, 2026): 12 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 282 . (February 12, 2026): 12 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: appropriations, juvenile justice, juvenile facilities, health and human services appropriations, health and human services department, juvenile detention homes
Common questions
- What is HF2315?
- HF2315 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.
- What does HF2315 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.
- What is the status of HF2315?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 1043 . (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2315?
- Thomas Jeneary (R, 3).
- Where is the official record for HF2315?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2315&ga=91
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