HF 1047: Relating to prison infrastructure

What it does

This bill creates a new prison construction account within the Iowa prison infrastructure (IPI) fund.177).8108A), which receives moneys each fiscal year from fines, fees, costs, and forfeited bail collected by the clerks of the district court in criminal cases. The bill provides that for FY 2025-2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, if infrastructure financing bonds pertaining to the Iowa state penitentiary (Fort Madison, Iowa) are paid off, an amount equal to the amounts paid on such bonds for FY 2024-2025 shall be deposited into the new prison construction account from the IPI fund and shall only be used pursuant to an appropriation made by the general assembly for the construction of new prisons or the replacement of infrastructure at existing prisons.

House subcommittee · named February 24, 2026

• Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Rob Johnson (D) · rob.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Personal Intereset -Marty Ryan

In plain words

1. April 24, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee · as HSB 333
2. April 24, 2025House subcommittee named: Lohse, Bagniewski and Stone · as HSB 333
3. May 1, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 333
4. May 12, 2025Filed in the House
5. May 12, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 333
6. May 12, 2025Committee vote: 24–1 · as HSB 333
7. May 12, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 1047 · as HSB 333
8. February 24, 2026House subcommittee named: Lohse, Johnson, R. and Stone
9. March 9, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
10. April 1, 2026Approved by the House committee
11. April 1, 2026Committee vote: 23–0
12. April 6, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2753
13. April 9, 2026Withdrawn