Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

HSB259 — A bill for an act relating to judicial branch administration, including judicial officer residency, judicial officer retirement age, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability, and including applicability provisions.

Last action — Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 637.

  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 26, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on March 12, 2025.

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 branch administration, including judicial officer residency, judicial officer retirement age, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability, and including applicability provisions.

Bill Text

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

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Action History

  1. Subcommittee: Garrett, Knox, and Rowley.

  2. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

  3. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 956.

  4. Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. H.J. 550.

  5. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 550.

  6. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  7. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2025 2:30PM House Lounge.

  8. Subcommittee: Lohse, Lawler and Olson. H.J. 442.

  9. Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 440.

  10. Summary of Legislation

  11. Acts Chapter 101

  12. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  13. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1228.

  14. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  15. Message from Senate. H.J. 1053.

  16. Immediate message. S.J. 877.

  17. Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. S.J. 870.

  18. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758.

  19. Placed on calendar.

  20. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 696.

  21. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  22. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 9:00AM Senate Lounge.

  23. Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Taylor. S.J. 673.

  24. Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 663.

  25. Message from House. S.J. 663.

  26. Immediate message. H.J. 866.

  27. Explanation of vote. H.J. 897.

  28. Passed House, yeas 87, nays 6. H.J. 863.

  29. Amendment H-1135 adopted. H.J. 861.

  30. Amendment H-1135 filed. H.J. 752.

  31. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 637.

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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Votes

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HSB259 do?
A bill for an act relating to judicial branch administration, including judicial officer residency, judicial officer retirement age, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability, and including applicability provisions.
Who sponsors HSB259?
HSB259 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
What is the current status of HSB259?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 26, 2025. It awaits signature.
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