Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HF 751 — A bill for an act relating to the disposition of collected criminal case fines and establishing a victim restitution fund.

Last action — Introduced, referred to Ways and Means.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends the distribution of collected criminal case fines and establishes a victim restitution fund.

  • Section 602.8106, subsection 4, paragraph b

    Ninety-one → Eighty-five

    Reduces the percentage of fines going to the state court administrator from 91% to 85%.

  • Section 602.8106, subsection 4, paragraph b

    Nine → Eight

    Reduces the percentage of fines going to the county treasurer from 9% to 8%.

  • Section 602.8106, subsection 4, paragraph b

    Seven percent to the victim restitution fund established in section 915.96.

    Establishes a new allocation of 7% of fines to a victim restitution fund.

  • 915.96

    A victim restitution fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury.

    Creates a new victim restitution fund to support victims and their restitution needs.

  • 915.96

    Moneys deposited in the fund shall be administered by the department and dedicated to and used for the purposes of section 910.1, subsection 6, and for restitution for the death of a victim under section 910.3B.

    Specifies the administration and intended uses of the victim restitution fund.

  • 915.96

    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated.

    Ensures that unused funds in the victim restitution fund are not subject to reversion at the end of the fiscal year.

Action History

  1. Introduced, referred to Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 751?
HF 751 is sponsored by Mark I. Thompson (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 751?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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