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HF 1031 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management.

HF 1031 updates regulations for county recorder fees and land record information systems. The bill increases the standard recording fee for documents from five to ten dollars per page, with a new maximum fee of $250 for documents 25 pages or longer. It also allocates two dollars from each recording fee to a county recorder's technology advancement fund, which can be used for improving equipment, digitizing records, and technology training. Additionally, the bill establishes new definitions for electronic land record systems and mandates a periodic request for proposals process for the statewide land record search website platform. These changes primarily affect county recorders and individuals or entities filing land records.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 17, 2025 Last action Apr 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprinted · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reprinted to reflect its progression from introduction to a House-filed version, incorporating substantive amendments passed by the House. Key changes include updating the bill's title to reflect its successor status, refining definitions for electronic systems and search platforms, and adjusting voting thresholds for vendor selection from a raw number of counties to a percentage of participating counties. The reprinted version also clarifies fee structures and fund usage for record preservation and technology advancement.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Iowa county recorder fees and land record information systems, but the applicability of vendor selection rules was narrowed to only those counties participating in the chapter 28E agreement.
DEFINITION

Definitions for 'Electronic services system' and 'Statewide search website' were updated to include 'platform or provider' language and clarify that the system serves counties and other public agencies.

New definitions were added for 'Page' (including specific dimensions for plats and surveys) and 'Additional parcel identifier'.

A new definition for 'Additional parcel identifier' was added to clarify how parcel letters or numbers are approved.

REQUIREMENT

Voting thresholds for approving changes to the statewide search vendor were changed from a fixed number of counties (60 and 80) to a percentage of counties participating in the electronic services agreement (60% and 80%).

FISCAL

The purpose of the 'recorder's electronic services system fund' was clarified to include establishing standards for recording and archiving electronic documents.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout were updated to match standard legislative reprinting conventions, including page headers and section numbering.

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

80–13
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic32
23 Yea 8 Nay 1
71% Yea
R Republican68
57 Yea 5 Nay 6
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
May 5, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
May 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 05/05/2025 1:00PM Lobbyist Lounge.
legislature
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Koelker, Petersen, and Sweeney.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 79, nays 13.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1271 filed, adopted.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.