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

HF 2474: Relating to adoption proceedings by providing for representation of adoptive parents and guardians ad litem by local public defenders for children in certain adoption proceedings and modifying filing requirements for adoption petitions and notice requirements for adoption hearings of adults

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

What it does

This bill provides for the representation of certain parties in adoption proceedings and for a guardian ad litem for a child in certain adoption proceedings. Under current law, a local public defender office shall represent an indigent party, upon order of the court, in child in need of assistance, family in need of assistance, delinquency, and termination of parental rights proceedings pursuant to Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice) when designated by the state public defender to represent the indigent party in the type of case for that county.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Cost: up to $396,000

As shown in Table 1 below, the annual estimated fiscal impact of this Bill to the Office of the State Public Defender is between $198,000 and $396,000. This includes attorneys both to represent the petitioner and to serve as the guardian ad litem for the child…

Senate subcommittee · named March 15, 2022

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. J. Taylor

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa State Bar Association; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 1, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 14, 2022Passed the House, 93–0
  4. March 15, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 15, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Petersen and J. Taylor
  6. April 6, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2474