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IA HSB620
SB
Status
1/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Health And Human Services
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AI Summary
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Amends Iowa Code Section 252C.6 to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect accrued interest on unpaid child support debts, changing collection from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall")
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Interest on support debts accrues at the rate provided in section 535.3 for court judgments
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Eliminates the requirement for HHS to obtain a court order before collecting accrued interest on child support debts
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Removes existing language exempting HHS from maintaining interest balance accounts on support debts
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Allows child support services to waive interest payments on support debt if the waiver will facilitate collection of the underlying support debt
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to collection of accrued interest on unpaid child support by the department of health and human services.(See HF 2519.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2519.
2/16/2026