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88th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2447: Relating to the state public defender pilot project and legal representation in child welfare cases

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 24, 2020

  • Rep. Gary Worthan (R)
  • Rep. Jo Oldson (D)
  • Rep. Mike Sexton (R)

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Common Good Iowa; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa State Bar Association; Middleton Center for Children's Rights; State Public Defender's Office

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. February 24, 2020House subcommittee named: Worthan, Oldson and Sexton
  3. February 26, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 3, 2020Approved by the House committee
  5. June 10, 2020Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF2447