A bill for an act requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or confinement of, a sexually violent predator who commits a public offense while subject to an order of civil commitment.

This bill requires Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reimburse counties $50 per day for holding or confining a sexually violent predator (SVP) who commits a new public offense while under a civil commitment order. Counties would receive reimbursement for both temporary jail holds during criminal proceedings and for sentences served in county jails. HHS must fund these reimbursements using existing budgeted funds for SVP treatment at the state mental health institute or transferred funds under Code section 218.6. The policy directly affects counties bearing these costs and HHS, shifting the financial responsibility for SVPs' temporary confinement during criminal cases.