HF 2407: Creating a rural attorney recruitment assistance program, and making appropriations

What it does

This bill creates the rural attorney recruitment assistance program. The bill allows the judicial branch to establish a program for attorneys to assist rural counties and municipalities in recruiting attorneys. The bill requires each interested county or municipality to apply to the judicial branch. The judicial branch is required to conduct a county or municipality assessment designed to evaluate the county’s or municipality’s need for an attorney and the county’s or municipality’s ability to sustain and support an attorney before admitting a county or municipality into the program.

House subcommittee · named February 28, 2024

• Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D) · sean.bagniewski@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

1. February 8, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
2. February 28, 2024House subcommittee named: Lohse, Bagniewski and Collins
3. March 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. April 4, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. April 10, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2689
6. April 15, 2024Withdrawn