91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SSB 3076: Establishing the state public defender’s pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families

Became SF 2370 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, the state public defender (SPD) may establish a pilot project to implement innovative models of legal representation to assist families involved in the child welfare system by implementing and studying ways to achieve positive outcomes for families, reduce trauma to young children, and deliver financial benefits to families and their communities. The SPD may implement the pilot project in up to counties throughout the state, and the pilot project expires on June 30, 2025.

Cost

See the fiscal note

5 million annually to the Indigent Defense Fund once the PPF is fully implemented across the State. However, that estimate is compared to current law for FY 2027, in which the pilot program would be expired. The pilot program has been in operation since 2020, …

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2026

Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa ACEs 360; State Public Defender's Office

In plain words

January 27, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
January 27, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Quirmbach and Shipley
February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 17, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2370