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Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 825Died when the session ended · March 26, 2025

Relating to declaration of value and groundwater hazard statement requirements

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bill Gustoff (R)

Topics:Courts & civil lawCities & counties

Same legislation: HF 593

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Also covers HF 593.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 27, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 26, 202596–0
  5. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary When someone transfers assets from a trust to beneficiaries for free, they will no longer have to file a groundwater hazard statement. This change applies to people submitting a declaration of value to a county recorder for these specific types of property transfers.1

Read the official explanation

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.

Why it matters. People transferring assets to trust beneficiaries through deeds that do not involve payment will no longer be required to submit a groundwater hazard statement to the county recorder. This change affects those filing declarations of value for these specific types of property transfers.2

Changed since by amendment H-1158; see Amendments.

Full bill text3

Senate subcommittee

Named March 31, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§558.69

How the Code works4

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 7 undecided · Who →

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91st General Assembly

HF 593RenumberedHF 825Passed a chamberfrom HF 593