Bill Text: IA HF157 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to support of the poor by certain relatives. (Formerly HSB 32)

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-12 - Withdrawn. H.J. 554. [HF157 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF157-Introduced.html

House File 157 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 32)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to support of the poor by certain relatives.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 252.13, Code 2015, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    252.13  Recovery by county.
  1  4    1.  Any county having expended money for the assistance or
  1  5 support of a poor person under this chapter, may recover the
  1  6 money from any of the following as follows:
  1  7    a.  From  1.  If the poor person is living, from the person
  1  8  if the person becomes able, or from the person's estate.
  1  9    b.  From relatives by action brought within two years from
  1 10 the payment of the assistance or support.
  1 11    c.  From the poor person by action brought within two years
  1 12 after the person becomes able.
  1 13    d.  From2.  a.  If the poor person is deceased, from the
  1 14 person's estate, by filing the claim as provided by law.
  1 15    2.  b.  There shall be allowed against the person's estate
  1 16 a claim of the sixth class for that portion of the liability
  1 17 to the county which exceeds the total amount of all claims of
  1 18 the first through the fifth classes, inclusive, as defined in
  1 19 section 633.425, which are allowed against that estate.
  1 20    Sec. 2.  Section 600B.1, Code 2015, is amended to read as
  1 21 follows:
  1 22    600B.1  Obligation of parents.
  1 23    The parents of a child born out of wedlock and not
  1 24 legitimized (in this chapter referred to as "the child") owe
  1 25 the child necessary maintenance, education, and support. They
  1 26 are also liable for the child's funeral expenses. The father
  1 27 is also liable to pay the expense of the mother's pregnancy and
  1 28 confinement. The obligation of the parent to support the child
  1 29 under the laws for the support of poor relatives applies to
  1 30 children born out of wedlock.
  1 31    Sec. 3.  REPEAL.  Sections 252.2, 252.3, 252.4, 252.5, 252.6,
  1 32 252.7, 252.8, 252.9, and 252.15, Code 2015, are repealed.
  1 33                           EXPLANATION
  1 34 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 35 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2  1 This bill amends and repeals portions of Code chapter
  2  2 252 (support of the poor) and makes other conforming changes
  2  3 to eliminate the liability of any relative (father, mother,
  2  4 children, grandparent, grandchild, or more distant relative)
  2  5 of the poor person for support of the poor person or recovery
  2  6 from such relative of money expended by the county for the
  2  7 poor person. Under the bill, only the poor person is liable
  2  8 for repayment of money expended by the county on behalf of the
  2  9 poor person.  The county may recover moneys expended for the
  2 10 assistance or support of a poor person from the poor person
  2 11 while living, if the person becomes able and the action to
  2 12 recover is filed within two years after the person becomes
  2 13 able; or, if the poor person is deceased, from the person's
  2 14 estate by filing the claim as provided by law.
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