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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 113: Relating to the state public defender pilot project for child welfare legal representation

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to the state public defender pilot project for child welfare legal representation. The bill extends the ending date for a state public defender pilot project to implement innovative models of legal representation in order to assist families involved in the child welfare system from June 30, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The bill increases the number of counties in which a pilot project may be implemented from counties to counties.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa State Bar Association; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa; State Public Defender's Office; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

  1. January 25, 2023Filed in the House
  2. February 2, 2023Passed the House, 98–0
  3. February 2, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 6, 2023Took the place of SF 143 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. March 6, 2023Passed the Senate, 47–0
  6. March 22, 2023Sent to the Governor
  7. March 22, 2023Signed into law

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/90/HF113