IowaJuvenile detention homes would receive set fund distributions
The signed measure directs available juvenile detention home fund money to eligible county and multicounty homes using a $150,000 first payment and a prior-cost formula.
What it does
Eligible county and multicounty juvenile detention homes would receive fund money for facility costs, with $150,000 distributed to each home before remaining money is shared by prior-year costs.
Argument forA guaranteed first payment for each eligible home could give counties more predictable help with detention-home costs, subject to available fund money.
Argument againstHomes with higher prior-year costs could receive more of the remaining money, which may leave smaller homes with less funding after the initial payment.
More detail
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services would distribute money from the juvenile detention home fund to eligible detention homes. Eligible county or multicounty juvenile detention homes may receive funding for their establishment, improvement, operation, and maintenance. The department would determine the percentage of prior-year costs covered based on the money available for distribution. Each eligible detention home would receive $150,000 first. Any money left after those payments would be divided according to each home's share of the prior year's costs among all eligible homes. Money deposited during a fiscal year would be available for distribution during that same fiscal year, using eligible homes' costs from the immediately preceding fiscal year.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds.Became Law
- May 18Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.To Governor
- May 8NOBA: Final
- May 2Message from Senate.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- May 2Immediate message.
- May 2Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 9.Passed 2nd Chamber
- May 1NOBA: Senate Full Approps
- May 1Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Apr 30Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Apr 29Subcommittee Meeting: 04/30/2026 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
- Apr 29Subcommittee: Costello, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink.
- Apr 28NOBA: House Floor
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28Read first time, referred to Appropriations.Minor
- Apr 28Message from House.
- Apr 28Immediate message.
- Apr 28Passed House, yeas 64, nays 26.Passed 1st Chamber
- Apr 17NOBA: House Full Approps
- Apr 16Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.Introduced
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