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

HF 1031: Relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to documents and instruments filed or recorded with a county recorder. Under current law, the board of supervisors of each county, on behalf of each county recorder, is directed to enter into an agreement under Code chapter 28E (chapter 28E agreement) with the other counties to implement the county land record information system, which provides a centralized electronic system for the submission of documents to a county recorder and access to those documents. The bill removes the requirement for the board of supervisors of each county to enter a chapter 28E agreement with the other counties to implement the county land record information system and instead authorizes each board of supervisors to enter a chapter 28E agreement with the electronic services system, created by the bill, for such purpose.

Sponsors

Rep. Gary M. Mohr (R), Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

Figure 2 shows fees that would be collected under HF 1031 beginning in FY 2027.

Senate subcommittee · named April 30, 2025

  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 2 against

For: Iowa Association of Realtors; Iowa County Recorders Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; K & H Bee Farm, LLC; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Oliver Bardwell; RELX Inc.

Against: Electronic Services System; Iowa County Recorders Association

In plain words

  1. April 17, 2025Filed in the House
  2. April 22, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 22, 2025Passed the House, 79–13
  4. April 22, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  5. April 23, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  6. April 30, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Koelker, Petersen and Sweeney
  7. May 5, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  8. April 15, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  9. April 27, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/91/HF1031