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HSB 39Renumbered as HF 298 · February 10, 2025

Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: SSB 1007, SF 174, HF 298

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 10, 202588–0
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 11, 202547–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMarch 28, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawMarch 28, 2025

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What’s in it

This bill relates to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state. Under current law, any time after a petition is filed alleging a child has committed a delinquent act and prior to the entry of an order adjudicating the matter, a court may suspend the proceedings on motion of the county attorney or the child’s counsel, enter a consent decree, and continue the case under terms and conditions established by the court in the consent decree.

Read the full explanation

_____ value to the state or to the public; require the child to make restitution consisting of a monetary payment to a victim or a work assignment directly of value to the victim; or place the child in a group or family foster care setting funded by the department of health and human services (HHS), if the court determines that is the least restrictive option. The bill allows a court to place a child in a supervised apartment living arrangement as a condition of a consent decree if the court makes a determination that such a placement is the least restrictive option. The bill makes HHS responsible for the payment of foster care services if a child is placed in a supervised apartment living arrangement as a condition of a consent decree, provided that such supervised apartment living arrangement meets requirements as established by HHS by rule.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text · What changed before it passed

House subcommittee

Named January 17, 2025. On January 28, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§232.46§234.35

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Lobbying

8 for · 0 against · 9 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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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

  • HF 2134 Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition …
    90th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
    Passed a chamber
  • SF 2344 Relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition …
    90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
    Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.