HSB 176 (LSB 2347YC (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to maximum allowable expenses for the ordinary and necessary living expenses of a mother relative to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 600.9, subsection 2, paragraph a, subparagraph (5), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (5)  Ordinary and necessary living expenses of the mother including but not limited to the costs of housing, food, utilities, and transportation for medical purposes related to the pregnancy and birth of the child, in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars and for no longer than thirty days after the birth of the minor person.  The maximum amount specified for ordinary and necessary living expenses of the mother in this subparagraph may be waived by the juvenile court or court for good cause shown.
    Sec. 2.  Section 600A.6C, subsection 2, paragraph a, subparagraph (5), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (5)  Ordinary and necessary living expenses of the mother including but not limited to the costs of housing, food, utilities, and transportation for medical purposes related to the pregnancy and birth of the child, in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars and for no longer than thirty days after the birth of the minor person.  The maximum amount specified for ordinary and necessary living expenses of the mother in this subparagraph may be waived by the juvenile court or court for good cause shown.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that the maximum amount of $2,000, of allowable expenses for ordinary and necessary living expenses of a mother for no longer than 30 days after the birth of a minor person in a termination of parental rights or adoption proceeding, may be waived by the juvenile court or court for good cause shown. The bill takes effect upon enactment.