HF 2753 — A bill for an act relating to prison infrastructure.

House File 2753 - IntroducedReprinted HOUSE FILE 2753 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 1047) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 333) (As Amended and Passed by the House April 8, 2026) A BILL FOR An Act relating to prison infrastructure.

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For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, if bonds pertaining to prison infrastructure financing for the Iowa state penitentiary are paid off, an amount equal to thirty-three and three-tenths percent paid on such bonds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, shall be deposited in the prison recidivism reduction account from the Iowa prison infrastructure fund and shall only be used pursuant to an appropriation made by the general assembly for the establishment of newly created or the expansion of existing programs identified by the department of corrections for the purpose of reducing recidivism of inmatesinmates, including but not limited to mental health care, substance abuse disorder care, and job training programs, at existing or newly constructed prisons.

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This bill creates a new prison construction account and a prison recidivism reduction account within the Iowa prison infrastructure (IPI) fund.

Under current law, the treasurer of state is authorized to issue bonds to provide prison infrastructure financing (Code section 12.80) and the Iowa finance authority is authorized to issue bonds to provide prison infrastructure financing for projects approved for financing by the general assembly (Code section 16.177).

In either case, the bonds may be paid from moneys in the IPI fund (Code section 602.8108A), which receives moneys each fiscal year from fines, fees, costs, and forfeited bail collected by the clerks of the district court in criminal cases.

The bill provides that for FY 2026-2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, if infrastructure financing bonds pertaining to the Iowa state penitentiary (Fort Madison, Iowa) are paid LSB 2968HZ (3) 91 -5- as/ns 5/6 H.F.

2753 off, an amount equal to 66.7 percent paid on such bonds for FY 2025-2026 shall be deposited into the new prison construction account from the IPI fund and shall only be used pursuant to an appropriation made by the general assembly for the construction of new prisons or the replacement of infrastructure at existing prisons.

Moneys in the account do not revert and are not deposited in the general fund of the state at the end of each fiscal year (unlike the other moneys in the IPI fund).

The bill also provides that for FY 2026-2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, if infrastructure financing bonds pertaining to the Iowa state penitentiary are paid off, an amount equal to 33.3 percent paid on such bonds for FY 2025-2026 shall be deposited in the prison recidivism reduction account from the Iowa prison infrastructure fund and shall only be used pursuant to an appropriation made by the general assembly for the establishment of newly created or the expansion of existing programs identified by the department of corrections for the purpose of reducing recidivism of inmates at existing or newly constructed prisons.

Moneys in the account do not revert and are not deposited in the general fund of the state at the end of each fiscal year (unlike the other moneys in the IPI fund).

The bill repeals the FY 2009 prison bonding fund (Code section 12.79) and moves the infrastructure project reporting requirement for the department of corrections in that Code section to Code chapter 904 (department of corrections).

The bill requests that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to explore and consider issues involving prison capacity and the feasibility of an additional prison or other prison housing options.

The interim study committee is directed to consider factors set forth in the bill.

The bill requires the interim study committee to, on or before December 18, 2026, submit a report to the general assembly and the governor.

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