HF 2078 (LSB 5271HV (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2078

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 526)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the provision of certified copies of wills.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 633.301, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   633.301  Copy of will for executor.
   When Upon request by the executor, when a will has been admitted to probate and certified pursuant to section 633.300, the clerk shall cause a certified copy thereof to be placed in the hands of the executor to whom letters are issued. The clerk shall retain the will in a separate file provided for that purpose until the time for contest has expired, and promptly thereafter shall place it with the files of the estate.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the provision of certified copies of wills.
   Under current law, when a will has been certified and admitted to probate, the clerk must provide a certified copy of the will to the executor. The bill provides that the clerk must provide a certified copy of the will only upon the executor’s request.