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Creating a study committee on the administration of the court debt system
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: SSB 1199
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 4, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 12, 202548–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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 Iowa's court system will form a special group to look at how the state manages court debt. This committee, which includes members from the legislature and the courts, will study the current laws used to run the system. They must share their ideas for improvements with leaders in the Senate and House by November 1, 2025.1
Read the official explanation
This bill directs the judicial branch to convene a study committee, chaired by the state court administrator or the administrator’s designee, to assess the statutory framework for the administration of the court debt system, not including the amount of court debt assessed against persons or the amount distributed to court debt recipients. The bill sets forth specific membership for the study committee, including four legislative members, and provides for additional membership as determined by the state court administrator. The bill requires the study committee to submit recommendations to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on judiciary no later than November 1, 2025.
House subcommittee
Named March 18, 2025. Meeting: Wednesday, March 26 · 8:00 AM · RM 102.
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