HF 2532 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to probate and trust matters, including time limitations on actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings and notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and filing deadlines, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

HF 2532 updates Iowa's probate and trust laws with several key changes. It sets a two-year deadline (for deaths on or after July 1, 2026) to challenge beneficiary designations or asset transfers obtained through fraud, undue influence, or other wrongful conduct. The bill allows courts to award attorney fees in estate disputes and requires wrongful death damages to first cover estate costs (like court fees and medical bills) before being distributed to survivors. It also extends the probate inventory filing deadline from 90 to 120 days and specifies that trust contests must be handled in probate court. These changes directly affect individuals managing estates, contesting trusts, or claiming wrongful death damages.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Signed May 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 2, 2026
MINOR
The bill was formatted from a raw legislative text version to a standard enrolled document with official signatures and certification. The substantive policy content, including new laws on wrongful death damages, attorney fees, and trust proceedings, remains identical in both versions.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated to include official signatures for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor, along with a certification statement, converting it from a draft text to a final enrolled bill.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2026

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 6, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 2, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8301.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Introduced
Senate amendment H-8301 filed.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5154 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.