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

HF 707: Relating to interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain legal proceedings

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $500,000

House File 707 is estimated to increase funding and costs to the Jury and Witness Revolving Fund by approximately $500,000 beginning in FY 2022. Currently, the State Public Defender pays these interpreter fees from the Indigent Defense Fund. The Bill will tran…

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2021

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D)
  • Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court

In plain words

  1. March 1, 2021Filed in the House
  2. March 3, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 9, 2021Passed the House
  4. March 10, 2021Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 10, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Bolkcom and Reichman
  6. March 11, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  7. March 22, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  8. March 24, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  9. April 13, 2021Passed the Senate, 45–0
  10. April 30, 2021Sent to the Governor
  11. April 30, 2021Signed into law
  12. June 8, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF707