Bill Text: IA HSB176 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-01-21 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2020 12:45PM House Lounge. [HSB176 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB176-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
176
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
maximum
allowable
expenses
for
the
ordinary
1
and
necessary
living
expenses
of
a
mother
relative
to
2
termination
of
parental
rights
and
adoption
proceedings,
and
3
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
600.9,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(5)
Ordinary
and
necessary
living
expenses
of
the
mother
3
including
but
not
limited
to
the
costs
of
housing,
food,
4
utilities,
and
transportation
for
medical
purposes
related
5
to
the
pregnancy
and
birth
of
the
child,
in
an
amount
not
6
to
exceed
two
thousand
dollars
and
for
no
longer
than
thirty
7
days
after
the
birth
of
the
minor
person.
The
maximum
amount
8
specified
for
ordinary
and
necessary
living
expenses
of
the
9
mother
in
this
subparagraph
may
be
waived
by
the
juvenile
court
10
or
court
for
good
cause
shown.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
600A.6C,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
12
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
(5)
Ordinary
and
necessary
living
expenses
of
the
mother
14
including
but
not
limited
to
the
costs
of
housing,
food,
15
utilities,
and
transportation
for
medical
purposes
related
16
to
the
pregnancy
and
birth
of
the
child,
in
an
amount
not
17
to
exceed
two
thousand
dollars
and
for
no
longer
than
thirty
18
days
after
the
birth
of
the
minor
person.
The
maximum
amount
19
specified
for
ordinary
and
necessary
living
expenses
of
the
20
mother
in
this
subparagraph
may
be
waived
by
the
juvenile
court
21
or
court
for
good
cause
shown.
22
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
23
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
provides
that
the
maximum
amount
of
$2,000,
of
28
allowable
expenses
for
ordinary
and
necessary
living
expenses
29
of
a
mother
for
no
longer
than
30
days
after
the
birth
of
a
30
minor
person
in
a
termination
of
parental
rights
or
adoption
31
proceeding,
may
be
waived
by
the
juvenile
court
or
court
for
32
good
cause
shown.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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