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IA HSB 566

died on adjournment

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 HSB 566 pass?

No. IA HSB 566 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-09): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2356.

What is IA HSB 566 about?

IA HSB 566 is a proposed 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 HSB 566?

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY is the primary sponsor of IA HSB 566.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-02-09 — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2356.
Bill type
proposed bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-09

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2356.

    committee-passage

  2. 2026-01-26

    Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.

  3. 2026-01-26

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-01-22

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-01-20

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.

  6. 2026-01-15

    Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Watkins and Wessel-Kroeschell.

  7. 2026-01-15

    Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

    introduction,referral-committee

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HSB 566&ga=91

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