Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

HSB722 — 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.

Last action — Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 382.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 11, 2026. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on February 23, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Withdrawn. S.J. 738.

  2. HF 2706 substituted. S.J. 737.

  3. Amendment S-5160 filed, adopted. S.J. 737.

  4. Fiscal note.

  5. Attached to HF 2706. S.J. 710.

  6. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599.

  7. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 336.

  8. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 328.

  9. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2401.

  10. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  11. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.

  12. Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot.

  13. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

  14. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2706.

  15. Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 2. Excused, 1. H.J. 370.

  16. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 370.

  17. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  18. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:30PM RM 19.

  19. Subcommittee: Holt, Gustoff and Olson. H.J. 263.

  20. Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 260.

  21. Summary of Legislation

  22. Acts Chapter 1063

  23. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  24. Fiscal note.

  25. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1067.

  26. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067.

  27. Message from Senate. H.J. 740.

  28. Immediate message. S.J. 740.

  29. Passed Senate, yeas 41, nays 4. S.J. 737.

  30. Substituted for SF 2401. S.J. 737.

  31. Fiscal note.

  32. Read first time, attached to SF 2401. S.J. 710.

  33. Message from House. S.J. 710.

  34. Immediate message. H.J. 801.

  35. Passed House, yeas 84, nays 8. H.J. 791.

  36. Amendment H-8278 adopted. H.J. 790.

  37. Fiscal note.

  38. Amendment H-8278 filed. H.J. 786.

  39. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.

  40. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 382.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HSB722 do?
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.
Who sponsors HSB722?
HSB722 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
What is the current status of HSB722?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 11, 2026. It awaits signature.
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