---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal proceedings, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1023.) Various effective dates; see section 7 of bill."
description: "A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal proceedings, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1023.) Various effective dates; see section 7 of bill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 374"
citation: "Iowa SF 374 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["attorneys", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "indigent defense", "legal assistance", "public defenders", "state public defender"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-28"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8764ab5b-aee0-444a-8fac-4d51d600c49e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 374&ga=87"
source_hash: "c33e5d981eb113b67d9dedd888a9345cc7330616b944b4e26b9ce42caf92550e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 374 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal proceedings, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1023.) Various effective dates; see section 7 of bill.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/SF374.html)
2. **Amendment H-1214** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1214.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1304** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1304.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3293** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3293.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF374.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-28** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-07** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-07** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** Subcommittee: Baltimore, Meyer and Paustian.
- **2017-03-16** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Committee amendment H-1214 filed.
- **2017-03-23** Fiscal note.
- **2017-04-05** Amendment H-1304 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-06** Amendment H-1304 to committee amendment H-1214 adopted.
- **2017-04-06** Committee amendment H-1214 adopted, as amended.
- **2017-04-06** Passed House, ayes 93, nays 1. `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-07** Message from House, with amendment S-3293.
- **2017-04-11** Senate concurred with S-3293.
- **2017-04-11** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8764ab5b-aee0-444a-8fac-4d51d600c49e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).