HF 2519 (LSB 5512HV (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2519

BY  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 620)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to collection of accrued interest on unpaid child support by the department of health and human services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 252C.6, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   252C.6  Interest on support debts.
   1.  Interest accrues shall accrue on support debts at the rate provided in section 535.3 for court judgments.
   2.  The department may shall collect the accrued interest but is not required to maintain interest balance accounts on support debts, and a court order shall not be required for the department to collect the accrued interest.
   3.  Child support services may waive payment of the interest accrued on a support debt if the waiver will facilitate the collection of the support debt.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to collect interest accrued on unpaid child support debt, and allows HHS to collect the interest without first obtaining a court order. Under current law, HHS may collect the accrued interest but is not required to maintain interest balance accounts for accrued interest on support debts. The bill removes language related to HHS maintaining interest balance accounts for accrued interest on support debts.