HF 2770: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. - Iowa

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a legislative diff into a clean, reprinted version of House File 2770, removing all internal markup symbols and page headers while preserving the original text. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or legal requirements were altered; the document remains identical in content to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative markup symbols (e.g., '- ', '+ ', '1...1') and page headers that were used to track edits between versions.

Added a clean title block identifying the document as 'House File 2770 - Reprinted' and noting it is a successor to HSB 775.

Reorganized the layout to use standard bill formatting with line numbers and proper section headers, improving readability without changing the law.

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 13, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from a plain text draft into a formal, formatted legislative act ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive content, including specific dollar amounts, funding allocations, and operational requirements for the Department of Justice and corrections facilities, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated from a raw text list to a standard legislative format with section numbers, proper indentation, and page references, while retaining all original policy language and financial figures.

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 2 edits · May 13, 2026

MINOR

The primary change is the removal of the Governor's signature page and the conversion of the document from a signed PDF to a clean text format. The legislative text itself, including all funding amounts, appropriation details, and operational requirements for the Department of Justice, remains substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the Governor's signature block, date, and official letter transmittal from the beginning of the document.

Reformatted the bill text from a scanned PDF layout to a structured plain text version with numbered line items.

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 6 edits · May 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized into law with significant increases in funding for the Department of Justice and corrections facilities, alongside new requirements for reporting and victim assistance. The most notable changes include a substantial raise in the Attorney General's budget and the addition of a contingency clause to increase funding if a specific future bill is not passed. Additionally, the bill now explicitly mandates that unspent funds at the end of the fiscal year remain available for the next year rather than reverting to the state treasury.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include specific provisions for human trafficking victim assistance and new reporting requirements for the Department of Justice regarding non-general fund revenues.

FISCAL

The appropriation for the Department of Justice's general office was increased from $10,919,246 to $11,672,266, and the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions rose from 234.00 to 238.00.

A new contingency provision was added to increase the Attorney General's appropriation by $165,000 if Senate File 639 is not enacted in 2026.

The appropriation for victim assistance grants was increased from $5,176,593 to $5,541,708, and the allocation for human trafficking care providers was raised from $150,000 to $225,000.

Funding for the Oakdale correctional facility was added to the bill, with an appropriation of $59,344,020 for its operation.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added stating that any unspent funds from the victim assistance grant program at the end of the fiscal year must remain available for the next fiscal year instead of reverting to the state.

New reporting requirements were added for the Department of Justice to submit a detailed report on non-general fund funding sources and reimbursements to the General Assembly by January 15, 2027.

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions.

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