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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 1007: Relating to the disposition of collected criminal case fines and establishing a victim restitution fund

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the disposition of collected criminal case fines. Current law provides that the clerk of the district court shall distribute the fine amount for a criminal violation that occurred within the boundaries of a county as follows: percent to the state court administrator and percent to the county treasurer for deposit in the county general fund where the violation occurred. The bill provides that the fine amount for a criminal violation that occurred within the boundaries of a county shall be distributed as follows: percent to the state court administrator, percent to the county treasurer for deposit in the county general fund where the violation occurred, and percent to the victim restitution fund established in the bill.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

Less revenue: up to $347,000

1 million. • Emergency Medical Services Fund revenue is estimated to decrease by approximately $27,000. • The total revenue to counties is estimated to decrease by approximately $347,000. 4 million. The Judicial Branch will use existing resources for the compu…

Senate subcommittee · named April 28, 2025

  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Network Against Human Trafficking

In plain words

  1. March 18, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as HSB 319
  2. March 18, 2025House subcommittee named: Vondran, Gjerde and Holt · as HSB 319
  3. March 26, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 319
  4. April 9, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 319
  5. April 9, 2025Committee vote: 24–0 · as HSB 319
  6. April 14, 2025Filed in the House
  7. April 14, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 1007 · as HSB 319
  8. April 22, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. April 23, 2025Passed the House, 91–2
  10. April 23, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  11. April 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rowley, Bisignano and Dawson

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/91/HF1007