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

HF 670: Relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and juvenile pre-charge diversion programs

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 jurisdiction of the juvenile court and juvenile pre-charge diversion programs. The bill defines “child” for the purposes of Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice), subchapters I (construction and definitions) and II (juvenile delinquency proceedings), as a person under years of age who is alleged to have committed an offense for which the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction if the proceedings related to that offense began prior to the person attaining years of age.

Sponsors

Rep. Ken Croken (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. February 28, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee

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/HF670