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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HSB 4: HSB 4

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 creates an exception to the real estate transfer tax for deeds that transfer distributions of assets to beneficiaries of a trust. By operation of law, a declaration of value is not required to be submitted to the county recorder for such transfers under Code sections 428A.1(2) and 428A.4(2).

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 11, 2023

  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Megan L. Srinivas (D) · megan.srinivas@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Realtors; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa Trust Association

In plain words

  1. January 11, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 11, 2023House subcommittee named: Jones, Gustoff and Srinivas
  3. January 18, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. January 24, 2023Approved by the House committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HSB4