IowaIowa legislative leaders may join court reviews of agency action
Four Iowa legislative leaders may join court cases reviewing agency action, and other lawmakers may join a motion they file to do so.
What it does
Four legislative leaders may join court cases that review agency action. Other lawmakers may join a motion those leaders file to intervene.
Argument forLegislative leaders could add lawmakers’ views to court cases reviewing agency action, which may help courts consider the lawmaking branch’s perspective.
Argument againstAgency review cases could take longer or become more complex if legislative leaders join them and other lawmakers join their motions.
More detail
Four legislative leaders may intervene in court cases reviewing agency action. The provision names the senate majority and minority leaders and the house speaker and minority leader. Other members of the general assembly may join a motion to intervene filed under this section. The text does not state a separate start date or deadline for intervention.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds.Became Law
- May 11Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.To Governor
- May 2Explanation of vote.
- May 2Explanation of vote.
- May 1Explanation of vote.
- Apr 30Message from House.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30Immediate message.
- Apr 30Passed House, yeas 59, nays 25.Major
- Apr 30House receded.
- Apr 27Message from Senate.
- Apr 27Immediate message.
- Apr 27Senate refused to concur with S-5188.
- Apr 16Message from House, with amendment S-5188.
- Apr 15Immediate message.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8286? Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Passed House, yeas 71, nays 24.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 15Amendment H-8286 adopted.Major
- Apr 15Motion to suspend rules prevailed.
- Apr 15Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8286, yeas 67, nays 27.
- Apr 15Point of order raised on Amendment H-8286, ruled not germane.
- Apr 1Amendment H-8286 filed.Minor
- Mar 26Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Mar 19Placed on calendar.
- Mar 18Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1.
- Mar 18Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Mar 9Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Mar 4Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM RM 103.
- Mar 3Subcommittee: Holt, Thomson, C. and Wichtendahl.
- Feb 24Read first time, referred to Judiciary.Minor
- Feb 23Message from Senate.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Immediate message.
- Feb 23Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 11.Passed 1st Chamber
- Jan 27Placed on calendar.
- Jan 27Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Jan 20Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 3:30PM Room 315.
- Jan 15Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dickey, and Weiner.
- Jan 13Introduced, referred to Judiciary.Introduced
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