90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 249: Relating to fees charged to a prisoner in the custody of a county sheriff or municipality for administrative costs, room and board, and medical aid
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to fees charged to a prisoner in the custody of a county sheriff or municipality for administrative costs, room and board, and medical aid. Current law provides that the county sheriff, or a municipality operating a temporary municipal holding facility or jail, may charge a prisoner who is years of age or older and who has been convicted of a criminal offense or sentenced for contempt of court for violation of a domestic abuse order for the actual administrative costs relating to the arrest and booking of that prisoner, for room and board provided to the prisoner while in the custody of the county sheriff or municipality and for any medical aid provided to the prisoner.
Sponsors
Public Safety committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against
For: Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association
Against: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa State Bar Association
In plain words
- February 9, 2023Filed in the House
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/90/HF249