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

HF 2109: 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

Rep. Brett Barker (R), Rep. Chad Behn (R), Rep. Dr. Steven P. Bradley (R), Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Thomas M. Jeneary (R), Rep. Megan Jones (R), Rep. Wendy Larson (R), Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R), Rep. Brent Siegrist (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Mike Vondran (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 22, 2026

  • Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R) · mark.thompson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Judd Lawler (R) · judd.lawler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 16, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 22, 2026House subcommittee named: Thompson, M., Lawler and Wessel-Kroeschell
  3. January 27, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HF2109