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SF 379 — A bill for an act relating to qualifications to practice law in Iowa and regulation of persons admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction of the United States other than Iowa. (Formerly SSB 1069.) Effective 7-1-19.
Last action — Signed by Governor.
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2019. Enacted.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
19 added · 44 removed19 line(s) added, 44 removed.
Senate File 379 - IntroducedEnrolled SENATESenate FILEFile 379 BYAN COMMITTEEACT ONRELATING JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SSBQUALIFICATIONS 1069) (COMPANION TO HFPRACTICE 322LAW BYIN COMMITTEEIOWA ONAND JUDICIARY)REGULATION AOF BILLPERSONS FORADMITTED AnTO ActPRACTICE relatingLAW toIN qualificationsA toJURISDICTION practiceOF lawTHE inUNITED IowaSTATES andOTHER regulationTHAN ofIOWA. persons admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction of the United States other than Iowa.
TLSBSection 1261SV1. (1) 88 asf/jh S.F.
379 Section 1.
Sec.Senate File 379, p.
2 Sec.
The teaching of law as a full-time instructor in a recognized law school in this state or some other state shall for the purpose of this section LSBbe 1261SVdeemed (1)the 88practice -1-of asf/jhlaw. 1/3 S.F.
379 be deemed the practice of law.
provided that at the time the attorney enters an appearance the attorney files with the clerk of such court the written appointment of some attorney resident and admitted to practice in the state of Iowa, upon whom service may be had in all matters connected with said action, with the same effect as if personally made on suchSenate foreignFile attorney379, withinp. this state.
3 such foreign attorney within this state.
EXPLANATION______________________________ The______________________________ inclusionCHARLES ofSCHNEIDER thisLINDA explanationUPMEYER doesPresident notof constitutethe agreementSenate withSpeaker of the explanation’sHouse substanceI byhereby thecertify membersthat ofthis bill originated in the generalSenate assembly.and is known as Senate File 379, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.
This______________________________ billW. removes the requirement that an applicant for admission to practice law (be admitted to the bar) in Iowa be a resident of Iowa.
TheCHARLES bill,SMITHSON inSecretary part,of is a response to the UnitedSenate StatesApproved Supreme_______________, Court’s2019 decision______________________________ inKIM SupremeREYNOLDS CourtGovernor of New Hampshire v.
Piper, 470 U.S.
274 (1985).
That case held that a state residency requirement to be admitted to the bar violated LSB 1261SV (1) 88 -2- asf/jh 2/3 S.F.
379 the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the United States Constitution.
The bill provides that people who are qualified to be admitted to practice law in Iowa at the discretion of the court include not only persons who have been admitted to the bars of any other state or the District of Columbia but also a territory of the United States.
Finally, the bill provides that an out-of-state attorney admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia or a territory of the United States may apply to appear pro hac vice in an Iowa case and removes the requirement that the local attorney be a resident of Iowa;
however, it maintains the requirement that the local attorney be admitted to practice law in the state of Iowa.
LSB 1261SV (1) 88 -3- asf/jh 3/3
Action History
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Signed by Governor.
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Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
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Message from House.
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Immediate message.
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Passed House, yeas 96 nays none.
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Substituted for HF 322.
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Read first time, passed on file.
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Message from Senate.
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Immediate message.
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Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
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Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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Committee report, approving bill.
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Introduced, placed on calendar.
Sponsorship breakdown
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