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IA HF 2356

enacted

A 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.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 2356 pass?

Yes. IA HF 2356 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-20): Fiscal note.

What is IA HF 2356 about?

IA HF 2356 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A 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.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 2356?

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY is the primary sponsor of IA HF 2356.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-05-20 — Fiscal note.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-20

    Fiscal note.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-09

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  4. 2026-03-24

    Message from Senate.

  5. 2026-03-23

    Immediate message.

  6. 2026-03-23

    Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-23

    Substituted for SF 2370.

  8. 2026-03-19

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  9. 2026-03-02

    Read first time, attached to SF 2370.

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-02

    Message from House.

  11. 2026-02-26

    Immediate message.

  12. 2026-02-26

    Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.

    passage

  13. 2026-02-25

    Fiscal note.

  14. 2026-02-09

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-03-23 · pass · 47-0

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bisignano: yes
    • Blake: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • Dotzler: yes
    • Drey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Hardman: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Petersen: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Quirmbach: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Staed: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Townsend: yes
    • Trone: yes
    • Garriott: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Weiner: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Winckler: yes
    • Zimmer: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Garrett: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Wahls: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2356&ga=91

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