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

SF 2327: Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons by the court in certain cases

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 the appointment of counsel for indigent persons by the court in certain cases. Current law provides that an indigent person is entitled to the appointment of one attorney in all cases, except that in class “A” felony cases the court may appoint two attorneys under certain circumstances. The bill provides that in addition to cases involving class “A” felonies, the court may also appoint two attorneys when an assistant public defender from the wrongful convictions division of the office of the state public defender enters an appearance after a private attorney has been appointed to represent the indigent person.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa State Bar Association; State Public Defender's Office

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 30, 2022Withdrawn

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/SF2327