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

SF 143: Relating to the state public defender pilot project for child welfare legal representation

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

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 26, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. January 26, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 6, 2023Withdrawn

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/SF143