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

SF 472: Concerning judicial branch administration, including mental health advocates, access to and confidentiality of juror information, contracting authority, apportionment of district associate judges, remote testimony and video recordings, and access to criminal history records

Became SF 2345 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to judicial branch administration. PATIENT ADVOCATES. The bill removes the requirement that the judicial council develop and promulgate best practices for court-assigned advocates of persons with mental illness. Under the bill, such advocates may use any best practices for their duties. JURORS —— INFORMATION. The bill provides that prospective juror year of birth and city and zip code address information is available to the public but that more specific address information, phone numbers, and date and month of birth are confidential and are not subject to disclosure without an order of the court.

Sponsors

Judiciary (companion To Hf 468 By Committee on Judiciary) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 11, 2024

  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Court Reporters Association; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy

Against: Iowans for Tax Relief

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1120
  2. February 2, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Rowley, Evans and Weiner · as SSB 1120
  3. February 21, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1120
  4. March 1, 2023Filed in the Senate
  5. March 1, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  6. March 1, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 472 · as SSB 1120
  7. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee
  8. January 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Rowley, Evans and Weiner
  9. February 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  10. February 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2345

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF472