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

HF 2281: Relating to video conferences in judicial proceedings and certified shorthand reporter audio and video recordings, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to video and telephonic hearings in judicial proceedings. The bill provides that upon motion of any party, an arraignment, pretrial conference, scheduling conference, or any other noncontested judicial proceeding shall be conducted by videoconference or telephone with the parties and other participants. Upon motion of any party, a hearing in a judicial proceeding may be conducted with the parties and other participants by videoconference or telephone when the hearing can be handled efficiently and a substantial right of a party is not prejudiced.

Cost

Cost: up to $960,000

The Bill is estimated to have an annual net cost of $960,000. This consists of costs to the Judicial Branch and savings to the Office of the State Public Defender and the Office of the Attorney General. There may be additional cost savings to counties, but the…

Senate subcommittee · named March 8, 2022

Sen. J. Taylor
Sen. Kevin Kinney (D)
Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Sellers Galenbeck and Nelson; State Public Defender's Office

In plain words

February 4, 2022Filed in the House
February 18, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 7, 2022Passed the House, 95–0
March 8, 2022Arrived in the Senate
March 8, 2022Senate subcommittee named: J. Taylor, Kinney and Shipley
March 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
March 11, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 15, 2022Approved by the Senate committee