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

SF 558: Relating to interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain legal proceedings, making appropriations, 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.

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 9, 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 4, 2021Filed in the Senate
  2. March 4, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 8, 2021Sent to the Senate Appropriations committee
  4. March 8, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  5. March 9, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Bolkcom and Reichman

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/SF558