A bill for an act relating to collection of accrued interest on unpaid child support by the department of health and human services.

HSB 620 requires Iowa's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect accrued interest on unpaid child support debts at the rate applied to court judgments (currently 5% per year under Iowa Code §535.3). The bill changes current law by making interest collection mandatory for HHS (previously optional) and eliminates the requirement for HHS to maintain separate interest balance accounts for these debts. HHS may still waive interest payments if doing so helps collect the actual child support owed. This bill directly affects parents who owe unpaid child support and the HHS office managing collections, with no court order needed for interest collection.