A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.
HF 2537 changes how Iowa distributes funds from the juvenile detention home fund. It requires $150,000 to be allocated to every eligible county or multicounty juvenile detention home each year, regardless of size. Any remaining funds after this initial distribution are then split proportionally based on each facility's share of total operational costs from the previous year. This bill directly affects all county and multicounty juvenile detention homes receiving state funding for operations and maintenance.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Last action Apr 29, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 16, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2781.
legislature
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 10. Excused, 1.
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 25, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 8:45AM RM 19.
legislature
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Johnson, R. and Lawler.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Appropriations.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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