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HF 1001 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act creating a rural attorney recruitment assistance program, and making appropriations.

HF 1001 creates a rural attorney recruitment assistance program to help eligible rural counties and municipalities attract and retain legal professionals. The College Student Aid Commission will administer the program, assessing counties and municipalities with populations under 26,000 and located more than 20 miles from a larger city. Participating attorneys agree to practice law full-time in these areas for five years, serve as contract public defenders, and participate in volunteer legal projects. In return, they receive annual incentive payments over five years, with the local government covering 35% and the state covering the remaining 65%. The program is initially limited to assisting up to five attorneys.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeCreates rural attorney program requiring public defender service, enhancing access to legal representation in underserved criminal justice areas.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprinted · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reprinted from its original introduced version with significant formatting and layout changes. The substantive policy content remains the same, but the document structure was converted from a line-by-line legislative markup format to a standard printed bill format. This makes the bill more readable and suitable for official publication.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The program, eligibility criteria, and funding mechanisms remain identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL

Changed document format from line-by-line legislative markup to standard printed bill layout with proper section numbering and spacing.

Added version identifier showing the bill was amended and passed by the House on April 22, 2025.

Reorganized the bill text to remove line numbers and markup symbols, making it suitable for official publication.

Added page headers and footers with bill reference numbers and page numbers for proper document tracking.

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

86–7
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic32
30 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
R Republican68
56 Yea 6 Nay 6
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Zumbach, Blake, and Kraayenbrink.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 86, nays 6.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1264 adopted.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1264 filed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.