Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management
Sponsored by Rep. Gary M. Mohr (R), Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R)
Topics:Cities & countiesTaxes
Same legislation: HF 1031
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
- Done: House committeeApril 16, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 22, 202579–13
- Done: Senate committeeApril 15, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 1031 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 1031 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, county recorders must participate in the county land record information system and must comply with the policies and procedures established by the governing board of the county land record information system. This bill requires county recorders to upload data and images of recorded documents to the county land record information system and removes the requirement for county recorders to comply with the policies and procedures established by the governing board of the county land record information system.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires the county land record information system to allow for uploading from each county’s recording software provider. The bill provides that the $1 fee paid on each recorded transaction for the purpose of maintaining the statewide internet site be for the statewide internet site dedicated to preserving and maintaining public records. The bill removes the following purposes for which the $1 additional fee is to be used: establishing and implementing standards for recording, processing, and archiving electronic documents and records; integrating information contained in documents and records maintained by the recorder and other land record information from other sources with the county land record information system; and implementing and maintaining a process for redacting personally identifiable information contained in electronic documents that are displayed for public access through an internet site or that are transferred to another person.604.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment H-1271; see Amendments. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 20, 2025. On March 18, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
Figure 2 shows fees that would be collected under HF 1031 beginning in FY 2027.
- Iowa Land Records, County Participation · April 27, 2026
- Iowa Land Records, County Participation · April 22, 2025
- Iowa Land Records, County Participation · April 22, 2025
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§331.604
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
8 for · 2 against · 17 undecided · Who →
Family tree
Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.
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