---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the state public defender pilot project for child welfare legal representation."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the state public defender pilot project for child welfare legal representation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 113"
citation: "Iowa HF 113 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["children", "juvenile justice", "pilot programs", "public assistance", "state public defender"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e77be78-3b35-4672-9484-72487d38eb8d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 113&ga=90"
source_hash: "0ea11419724a9d74015127a075bd3ea2a098c15cdc5aaf1dd26969b87a062017"
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 HF 113 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the state public defender pilot project for child welfare legal representation.

## 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/90/attachments/HF113.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF113_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF113.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Passed House, yeas 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-02** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-02** Message from House.
- **2023-02-02** Read first time, attached to SF 143. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-06** Substituted for SF 143.
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-03-22** 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/4e77be78-3b35-4672-9484-72487d38eb8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).