Judicial Administration Committee Legislative Report
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:39 PM
| BILL | TITLE | SUMMARY | STATUS | ISBA Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF 2280 | A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a general assembly member or a judicial officer or a general assembly member's or a judicial officer's immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3087.) Effective date: 07/01/2026 | This bill relates to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including by authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, and assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons;... Full Bill Text |
Message from House. (4/9/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2486 | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch.(Formerly SSB 3185.) | Committee report, approving bill. (4/9/26) | ||
| HF 2533 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a judicial officer or a judicial officer's immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 564.) | This bill relates to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including by authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, and assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons; and establishing the criminal offenses... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (4/8/26) | Monitor |
| SSB 3185 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch.(See SF 2486.) | Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2486 (4/8/26) | Monitor | |
| HF 2706 | A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 722.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026, 11/01/2026, 06/18/2027. | This bill relates to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation. MAGISTRATES APPOINTED IN JUDICIAL ELECTION DISTRICTS. The bill provides for the appointment and service of magistrates in judicial election districts rather than individual counties and makes conforming... Full Bill Text |
Message from Senate. (4/7/26) | Undecided |
| SF 2401 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3155.) | This bill relates to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation. MAGISTRATES APPOINTED IN JUDICIAL ELECTION DISTRICTS. The bill provides for the appointment and service of magistrates in judicial election districts rather than individual counties and makes conforming... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (4/7/26) | Undecided |
| HF 2697 | A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs. (Formerly HSB 616.) Effective date: 07/01/2026 | This bill relates to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs. The bill provides that notwithstanding any other statute or rule of law, with the consent of the defendant and the prosecuting attorney, the court may order as part of the dismissal of a... Full Bill Text |
Message from Senate. (4/1/26) | |
| SF 2039 | A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act. | This bill authorizes the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives to each intervene in a proceeding for judicial review of agency action under Code... Full Bill Text |
Amendment H-8286 filed. (4/1/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2695 | A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisions.(Formerly HF 2554.) | This bill relates to the application of foreign law and limits the transfer of civil actions when application of foreign law would violate constitutional protections. The bill defines "foreign law" as law, legal codes, or legal systems of jurisdictions outside any state or territory of the... Full Bill Text |
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (3/26/26) | Monitor |
| HF 36 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iowa administrative procedure Act.(See HF 853.) | This bill concerns the interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under Code chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act. Under current law, a court must reverse, modify, or grant other appropriate relief from agency action in specified circumstances if it determines that substantial rights... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/20/26) | |
| HF 853 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iowa administrative procedure Act. (Formerly HF 36.) | This bill concerns the interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under Code chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act. Under current law, a court must reverse, modify, or grant other appropriate relief from agency action in specified circumstances if it determines that substantial rights... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. (3/19/26) | |
| HF 2645 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the establishment of an electronic court notification system.(Formerly HSB 732.) | This bill relates to the establishment of an electronic court notification system. The bill provides that the state court administrator shall, by July 1, 2027, establish an opt-out electronic court notification system for all pending and future criminal case actions. The system shall: deliver text-based notifications... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. []. (3/11/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2719 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the collection and publication of judicial officer performance information. (Formerly HSB 631.) | This bill relates to the collection and publication of judicial officer performance information. The bill requires the state court administrator to annually collect and publish performance information for district court judges. The performance information must include information relating to pretrial discretion, sentencing outcomes, appellate review, and... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. (3/10/26) | Undecided |
| HF 2554 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2695.) | This bill relates to the application of foreign law and limits the transfer of civil actions when application of foreign law would violate constitutional protections. The bill defines "foreign law" as law, legal codes, or legal systems of jurisdictions outside any state or territory of the... Full Bill Text |
Withdrawn. (3/9/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2157 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to malicious prosecution arising from civil actions between private parties. | This bill relates to malicious prosecution arising from civil actions between private parties. The bill defines "malice" as the initiation of a civil action for a primary purpose other than securing a proper adjudication of the claim, and "probable cause" as the existence of reasonably known... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (3/4/26) | |
| HF 2246 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to education requirements, including continuing education requirements, for certain licensed professions. (Formerly HSB 546.) | This bill relates to continuing education requirements for licensed professions, including those licensed by the board of education or the supreme court. The bill prohibits boards from adopting rules for continuing education requirements that require a licensee to obtain continuing education credits that are not... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee reassigned: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Westrich. (3/2/26) | Undecided |
| HSB 631 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the collection and publication of judicial officer performance information.(See HF 2719.) | This bill relates to the collection and publication of judicial officer performance information. The bill requires the state court administrator to annually collect and publish performance information for district court judges. The performance information must include information relating to pretrial discretion, sentencing outcomes, appellate review, and... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2719 (2/24/26) | Undecided |
| HSB 616 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs.(See HF 2697.) | This bill relates to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs. The bill provides that notwithstanding any other statute or rule of law, with the consent of the defendant and the prosecuting attorney, the court may order as part of the dismissal of a... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2697 (2/23/26) | Monitor |
| HSB 722 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2706.) | This bill relates to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation. MAGISTRATES APPOINTED IN JUDICIAL ELECTION DISTRICTS. The bill provides for the appointment and service of magistrates in judicial election districts rather than individual counties and makes conforming... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2706 (2/23/26) | Undecided |
| HSB 732 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the establishment of an electronic court notification system.(See HF 2645.) | This bill relates to the establishment of an electronic court notification system. The bill provides that the state court administrator shall, by July 1, 2027, establish an opt-out electronic court notification system for all pending and future criminal case actions. The system shall: deliver text-based notifications... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2645. (2/19/26) | |
| SSB 3155 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2401.) | This bill relates to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation. MAGISTRATES APPOINTED IN JUDICIAL ELECTION DISTRICTS. The bill provides for the appointment and service of magistrates in judicial election districts rather than individual counties and makes conforming... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2401. (2/18/26) | Undecided |
| HF 2572 - Dead | A bill for an act providing for a task force to address legal services for indigent parties.(Formerly HF 2174.) | This bill directs the judicial branch to establish a task force to investigate the statewide delivery of legal services to indigent parties in criminal, juvenile, and child abuse and neglect proceedings and to develop recommendations to improve service delivery, address public defender conflicts of interest,... Full Bill Text |
Introduced, placed on calendar. (2/17/26) | Support |
| SSB 3147 - Dead | A bill for an act requiring the supreme court to establish a judicial officer and state court administrator compensation and benefits plan and including effective date provisions. | Under current law, the supreme court must establish and may amend a personnel system and a pay and benefits plan for court employees. This bill requires the supreme court to also establish a pay and benefits plan for judicial officers and the state court administrator... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (2/17/26) | Support |
| HSB 564 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, and establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a judicial officer or a judicial officer's immediate family, and providing penalties.(See HF 2533.) | This bill relates to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including by authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, and assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons; and establishing the criminal offenses... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2533. (2/16/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2254 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to annuities paid by the judicial retirement system, and including effective date provisions. | Under current law, the judicial retirement system cannot pay an annuity to a person while the person is serving as a state officer or employee. This bill provides that a retired judge serving in the general assembly may receive an annuity from the judicial retirement... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Bisignano, and Schultz. (2/12/26) | Monitor |
| SF 2171 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to qualifications for admission to practice law. | This bill relates to qualifications for admission to practice law. Current law requires an applicant for admission to practice law to have studied law and graduated from a reputable law school. The bill provides an alternative, authorizing applicants who have worked as an employee of the... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (2/11/26) | Oppose |
| SSB 3087 | A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, and establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a judicial officer or a judicial officer's immediate family, and providing penalties.(See SF 2280.) | This bill relates to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including by authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, and assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons; and establishing the criminal offenses... Full Bill Text |
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as []. (2/10/26) | Monitor |
| SF 639 | A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SF 570, SSB 1203.) | This bill creates the business court of Iowa. The bill provides that the business court has jurisdiction over cases involving compensatory damages of $500,000 or more involving claims that arise from at least one of the following: technology licensing agreements; the internal affairs of business entities;... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (2/4/26) | Undecided |
| HF 2248 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial. | This bill relates to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial. The bill provides that a defendant who poses a danger to the public peace or safety and whose competency the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, is unlikely to be restored... Full Bill Text |
Introduced, referred to Public Safety. (1/30/26) | |
| HJR 2005 - Dead | A joint resolution urging the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices. | This joint resolution urges the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices. | Introduced, referred to Judiciary. (1/28/26) | Monitor |
| HF 2109 - Dead | A bill for an act relating to the disposition of collected criminal case fines and establishing a victim restitution fund. | This bill relates to the disposition of collected criminal Current law provides that the clerk of the district court shall distribute the fine amount for a criminal violation that occurred within the boundaries of a county as follows: 91 percent to the state court administrator... Full Bill Text |
Subcommittee recommends passage. (1/27/26) | |
| SJR 2001 - Dead | A joint resolution urging the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices. | This joint resolution urges the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices. | Subcommittee: Bousselot, Quirmbach, and Rowley. (1/13/26) |