IowaA bill for an act establishing the state public defender’s pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 9Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2356.Latest
- Jan 26Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- Jan 26Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Jan 20Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
- Jan 15Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Watkins and Wessel-Kroeschell.
- Jan 15Introduced, referred to Judiciary.Introduced