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

SF 2344: Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state. Under current law, any time after a petition is filed alleging a child has committed a delinquent act and prior to the entry of an order adjudicating the matter, a court may suspend the proceedings on motion of the county attorney or the child’s counsel, enter a consent decree, and continue the case under terms and conditions established by the court in the consent decree.

Sponsors

Judiciary (companion To Hf 2134 By Committee on Judiciary) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $193,000

At a rate of five newly eligible juveniles per fiscal year, the HHS estimates an FY 2025 fiscal impact of $193,000. If the rate of newly eligible juveniles remains constant, costs to the State are anticipated to increase every year until the Program is fully i…

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Ellipsis; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa State Bar Association; Youth Law Center

In plain words

  1. February 14, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. February 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 19, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/SF2344