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

SF 593: Relating to the assessment of fees when a public defender or designee requests copies of certain documents

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

Savings: up to $84,000

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 January 19, 2022

  • Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

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

Against: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

In plain words

  1. April 6, 2021Filed in the Senate
  2. April 6, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 21, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. June 22, 2021Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  5. January 19, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Goodwin, Petersen and Sinclair

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/SF593