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

HF 2558: Relating to interpreters for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain court proceedings and including effective date provisions

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

Cost: up to $500,000

House File 2558 is estimated to cost approximately $500,000 in interpreter fees from the Jury and Witness Revolving Fund. Currently, the State Public Defender pays these fees from the Indigent Defense Fund. This Bill would transfer those costs to the Revolving…

House subcommittee · named February 26, 2020

  • Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Chris Hagenow (R)
  • Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe (D)

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa Speech Language Hearing Association

In plain words

  1. February 26, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. February 26, 2020House subcommittee named: Holt, Hagenow and Wolfe
  3. February 26, 2020Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 3, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it
  5. March 10, 2020Approved by the House committee

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/HF2558