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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 223: Relating to the expungement of certain nonviolent class “D” felonies

Became HF 831 · Its progress continues under the new number.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 831 is estimated to increase costs to the Judicial Branch operating budget by $126,000 annually beginning in FY 2022.

House subcommittee · named February 24, 2021

  • Rep. Dustin D. Hite (R)
  • Rep. Jarad J. Klein (R)
  • Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe (D)

Lobbying · 14 for, 0 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Americans For Prosperity; Families United Action Network (FUAN); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa NORML; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowans for Medical Marijuana; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska; Personal Interest-Sarah Abdouch; and 2 more

In plain words

  1. January 27, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 24, 2021House subcommittee named: Hite, Klein and Wolfe
  3. March 1, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 5, 2021Approved by the House committee
  5. March 11, 2021Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 831
  6. March 25, 2021Withdrawn

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/89/HF223