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

HF 553: Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons in class “A” felony cases

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

4 million annually beginning in FY 2022. This impact represents the cost of hiring one contract attorney for every Class A felony case in addition to a public defender assigned to each case.

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2021Filed in the House
  2. February 22, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 15, 2021Sent to the House Judiciary committee

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/HF553