SF 146 (LSB 1746XS (2) 88)

SENATE FILE 146

BY  PETERSEN, RAGAN, MATHIS, JOCHUM, J. SMITH, WAHLS, BOULTON, BISIGNANO, LYKAM, QUIRMBACH, and BOLKCOM

A BILL FOR

An Act requesting an interim committee relating to evaluating the current system of court debt collection.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE —— EVALUATION OF COURT DEBT COLLECTION SYSTEM.  The legislative council is requested to establish a legislative interim committee during the 2019 interim to study and discuss issues relating to the state’s court debt collection system. The committee shall develop a plan to reform the current system set forth in section 602.8107 to better enable debtors to become free from burdensome court debt. In conducting the study and developing recommendations, the committee shall consider testimony from interested stakeholders, including but not limited to representatives from the judicial branch, the department of corrections, the attorney general’s office, the Iowa county attorneys association, the state public defender’s office, and Iowa legal aid. The committee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by December 31, 2019.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requests the legislative council to establish a legislative interim committee during the 2019 interim to study and discuss issues relating to the state’s court debt collection system. The committee is directed to work to develop a plan to reform the current system set forth in Code section 602.8107 to better enable debtors to become free from court debt. The committee is directed to submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by December 31, 2019.