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

HF 825: Relating to declaration of value and groundwater hazard statement requirements

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 creates an exception to the requirement to submit a groundwater hazard statement when submitting a declaration of value to the county recorder. The bill provides that when a declaration of value is submitted to a county recorder for a deed transferring distributions of assets to beneficiaries of a trust when conveyed without consideration, the submitter does not have to also submit a groundwater hazard statement.

Sponsors

Rep. Bill Gustoff (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 31, 2025

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: The Iowa Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel

In plain words

  1. March 6, 2025Filed in the House
  2. March 26, 2025Passed the House, 96–0
  3. March 27, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 31, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Bousselot

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/HF825