---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons by the court in certain cases. (Formerly HF 2162, HSB 589.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons by the court in certain cases. (Formerly HF 2162, HSB 589.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2516"
citation: "Iowa HF 2516 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["courts", "criminal procedure", "indigent defense", "poverty", "public defenders", "state public defender"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-23"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63ad73b8-d0a9-4e1d-a0d2-6ef9804c0a87"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2516&ga=89"
source_hash: "51ee66cdddabe89c9b3f13dbd2c0813fc04052f6acf7f117f74cec60201e334c"
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 2516 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons by the court in certain cases. (Formerly HF 2162, HSB 589.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2516.html)
2. **Amendment H-8126** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8126.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF2516.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF2516.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2516_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2516.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-23** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-03-02** Amendment H-8126 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-03-24** Amendment H-8126 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-28** Message from House.
- **2022-03-28** Read first time, attached to companion SF 2327. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-30** Substituted for SF 2327.
- **2022-03-30** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-30** Message from Senate.
- **2022-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-02** 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/63ad73b8-d0a9-4e1d-a0d2-6ef9804c0a87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).