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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2078: Relating to the provision of certified copies of wills

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the provision of certified copies of wills. Under current law, when a will has been certified and admitted to probate, the clerk must provide a certified copy of the will to the executor. The bill provides that the clerk must provide a certified copy of the will only upon the executor’s request.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Bankers Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Trust Association; The Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel

In plain words

  1. January 24, 2022Filed in the House
  2. February 21, 2022Passed the House, 94–0
  3. February 22, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  4. April 19, 2022Took the place of SF 2240 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. April 19, 2022Passed the Senate, 48–0

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2078