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

SF 560: Relating to the assessment of fees when a public defender or designee requests copies of certain documents

Became SF 593 · Its progress continues under the new number.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

Senate File 593 is estimated to result in a cost savings of $84,000 per year to the Indigent Defense Fund beginning in FY 2022. Table 1 provides the annual estimated costs to the Indigent Defense Fund under this Bill and current law.

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2021

  • Sen. Zach Whiting (R)
  • Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D)
  • Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 3 against

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

Against: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

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 Ways and Means committee
  4. March 10, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Whiting, Bolkcom and Dickey
  5. March 11, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. March 18, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  7. April 6, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 593

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/SF560