Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SF 639 — A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions.

Last action — Fiscal note.

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    Passed Senate
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 22, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 01, 2026.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill establishes a specialty business court.

This bill creates a dedicated court for business-related cases, aiming to streamline legal processes for businesses. It includes provisions for its effective date.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Workers may experience more reliable enforcement of business-related regulations as disputes are resolved more efficiently.
  • Small Business: Small businesses may benefit from faster resolution of legal matters in a court specialized in business issues.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

240 added · 261 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated Senate File 639 lowers the threshold for cases eligible for the new specialty business court from $500,000 to $200,000. This change is significant because it allows a broader range of business disputes, including those involving technology licensing and internal business affairs, to be handled by this specialized court. By making it easier for smaller claims to be heard, the court aims to promote efficiency and ensure that more businesses can access justice more quickly.

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Senate File 639 - Enrolled Senate File 639 AN ACT CREATING A SPECIALTY BUSINESS COURT, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.
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The purpose of the business court is to expeditiously resolve complex commercial and business litigation through the court system.
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602.6803 Jurisdiction.
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The business court shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with the district court, over cases where compensatory damages totaling two hundred thousand dollars or more are alleged, and cases that involve claims seeking primarily injunctive or declaratory relief, that meet at least one of the following conditions:
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Arise from technology licensing agreements, including software and biotechnology licensing agreements, or any agreement involving the licensing of any intellectual property right, including patent rights.
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Relate to the internal affairs of business entities, including corporations created under chapter 490 or 504, limited liability companies created under chapter 489, general partnerships created under chapter 486A, limited partnerships created under chapter 488, sole proprietorships, professional associations, real estate investment trusts, and joint ventures, including the rights or obligations between or among business participants, or the liability or indemnity of business participants, officers, directors, managers, trustees, or partners, among themselves or to the business entity.
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Involve claims of breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, or statutory violations between businesses arising out of business transactions or relationships.
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Is a shareholder derivative action or commercial class action.
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Arise from commercial bank transactions.
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Relate to trade secrets, or noncompete, nonsolicitation, or confidentiality agreements.
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Involve commercial real property disputes other than residential landlord-tenant disputes and foreclosures.
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Is a trade secret, antitrust, or securities-related action.
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Involve business tort claims between or among two or more business entities or individuals as to their business or investment activities relating to contracts, transactions, or relationships between or among them.
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The business court shall not have jurisdiction over any of the following:
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A civil action brought by or against a governmental entity, unless the governmental entity invokes or consents to the jurisdiction of the business court.
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Any claim in which a party seeks recovery of monetary damages for personal injury or death or any claim arising under section 714.16, chapter 633, or chapter 633A, unless all parties and a judge of the business court agree that the claim Senate File 639, p.
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Actions arising out of professional negligence unless the underlying claim alleges negligence in a transaction within the jurisdiction of the business court under this section.
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602.6804 Initial filing —— removal and remand —— transfer and dismissal.
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An action authorized in section 602.6803 may be filed in the business court.
If the business court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the action, or part of the action, the court shall, at the option of the party filing the action, do one of the following:
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Transfer the action or part of the action to an appropriate district court.
b.
Dismiss the action or part of the action without prejudice to the parties’ rights.
c.
Retain jurisdiction of the action not subject to the jurisdiction of the business court if the court has jurisdiction of a portion of the action.
2.
A party to an action filed in a district court that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the business court may file a motion to transfer the action to the business court in the district court where the action was initially filed.
The motion to transfer shall be assigned to a business court judge to determine if the business court has subject matter jurisdiction.
If the business court does not have jurisdiction of the action or part of the action, the action or part of the action shall remain in the district court where it was initially filed.
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Removal of an action to the business court is not subject to rule of civil procedure 1.441.
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The procedure governing an appeal or original proceeding from the business court is the same as the procedure for an appeal or original proceeding from a district court.
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602.6806 Composition of business court.
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The business court shall consist of two judges.
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On the effective date of this Act, the supreme court shall determine from among the judges then serving in Senate File 639, p.
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If fewer than two judges from the existing business specialty court seek appointment to serve as full-time judges of the business court, the remaining vacancy or vacancies shall be nominated and appointed as provided in chapter 46.
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After the initial appointments under subsection 2, any vacancy on the business court shall be nominated and appointed as provided in chapter 46.
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In addition to the judges appointed or designated under this section, the supreme court may assign as visiting judges of the business court district court judges and senior judges.
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602.6807 Business court judge assigned to facilitate settlement conference.
The state court administrator or the administrator’s designee shall assign one business court judge or visiting judge to preside over every action filed or transferred to the business court and a second business court judge or visiting judge to serve as a settlement conference judge.
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602.6808 Salary —— conditions of office.
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A judge of the business court shall receive the annual salary set for a district judge under section 602.1501.
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A judge of the business court shall be subject to retention election under chapter 46.
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A judge of the business court shall be subject to disqualification under section 602.1606.
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A judge of the business court shall be subject to the authority of the supreme court and the commission on judicial qualifications under article 2.
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A judge of the business court shall be subject to impeachment under section 602.2201.
A de f he uiess urt all e bect o e Iwa oe f udcal odut.
A judge of the business court shall be subject to the Iowa code of judicial conduct.
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A judge of the business court may be assigned to the civil docket of a district court when the business court caseload permits, as determined by the supreme court.
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602.6809 Jury practice and procedure.
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A jury trial of the business court shall be held in a Senate File 639, p.
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Subject to subsection 1, a jury trial in an action removed to the business court shall be held in the county in which the action was originally filed.
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Subject to subsection 1, a jury trial in an action filed initially in the business court shall be held in any county, as chosen by the plaintiff, in which the action could have been filed under the Iowa rules of civil procedure.
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The parties and the judge of the business court may agree to hold the jury trial in any other county.
However, a party shall not be required to agree to hold the jury trial in a different county.
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The drawing of jury panels, selection of jurors, and other jury practice and procedure in the business court shall follow the standards for juries provided in chapter 607A.
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Practice, procedure, rules of evidence, issuance of process and writs, and all other matters pertaining to the conduct of trials, hearings, and other business in the business court are governed by the laws and rules prescribed for district courts, unless otherwise provided under this part.
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602.6810 Written opinions.
To facilitate the establishment of a coherent body of law, a judge of the business court shall issue a written opinion when deciding issues of law by order or judgment, unless any of the following apply:
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The court has a well-developed body of law on the issue.
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The court is applying the precedent on the issue.
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Another opinion on the issue will not significantly contribute to the development of the law.
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Te tte ort dinstaor r he miisraors dsinee y poit eronel eesay or he ertin f te usnes ort.
602.6811 Business court staff.
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The state court administrator or the administrator’s designee may appoint personnel necessary for the operation of the business court.
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602.6812 Seal.
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The seal of the business court is the same as that provided by law for a district court except the seal must contain the phrase “The Business Court of Iowa”.
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6 Subject to the provisions of this part, the supreme court shall promulgate rules for the jurisdiction and operation of the business court as the supreme court determines necessary, including rules providing for any of the following:
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The timely and efficient transfer and remand of cases to and from the business court.
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The assignment of cases to judges of the business court.
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602.6814 Transition provision.
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This part applies to civil actions described under section 602.6803 filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
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If an action described under section 602.6803 was pending in a district court before the effective date of this Act, the parties may agree to have the civil action transferred or removed to the business court in accordance with this part.
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On or before January 1, 2029, the judicial branch shall submit a report to the general assembly on the performance of the business court established under section 602.6801, as enacted in this Act.
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The report must include but is not limited to all of the following:
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The average number of days from filing to final disposition of business court cases.
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A side-by-side comparison of the number of days from filing to final disposition of business court cases with the number of days from filing to final disposition of comparable commercial civil litigation on the district court docket.
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The total number of cases filed in, transferred away from, dismissed from, or retained on the business court docket as provided in section 602.6804, as enacted in this Act.
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A detailed accounting of all personnel costs, including judicial salaries, clerk support, and administrative overhead of the business court.
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An estimate of the cost savings, if any, of district courts due to the operations of the business court.
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The total amount of court fees collected for cases in the business court.
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The percentage of time, if any, that business court judges spend on non-business-court civil litigation cases in district court.
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Anonymized survey data from legal counsel and other Senate File 639, p.
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The number and outcome of appeals of business court decisions compared to the general reversal rate for civil litigation case decisions.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.
______________________________ ______________________________ AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEY President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 639, Ninety-first General Assembly.
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CHARLES SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History

  1. Fiscal note.

  2. Signed by Governor.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

  4. Message from Senate.

  5. Immediate message.

  6. Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 8.

  7. Senate concurred with S-5255.

  8. Message from House, with amendment S-5255.

  9. Immediate message.

  10. Explanation of vote.

  11. Passed House, yeas 79, nays 6.

  12. Amendment H-8447 adopted.

  13. Explanation of vote.

  14. Amendment H-8456, yeas 8, nays 77, lost.

  15. Amendment H-8440 adopted.

  16. Amendment H-8456 filed.

  17. Amendments H-8440 and H-8447 filed.

  18. Placed on Ways and Means calendar.

  19. Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 6. Excused, 1.

  20. Committee report, recommending passage.

  21. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  22. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 12:15PM RM 102.

  23. Subcommittee: Nordman, Lundgren and Wilson.

  24. Read first time, referred to Ways and Means.

  25. Message from Senate.

  26. Immediate message.

  27. Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0.

  28. Fiscal note.

  29. Committee report, approving bill.

  30. Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 38 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 30102
Democrat 9702
Total 39804
% of votes cast 76%16%0%8%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Art Staed Democrat Nay
Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Matt Blake Democrat Yea
Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Not Voting
Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Not Voting
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dave Sires Republican Nay
David D. Rowley Republican Not Voting
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Doug Campbell Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Not Voting
Kara Warme Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Mike Pike Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 32000
Democrat 16000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Celsi — Yea
De Witt — Yea
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Matt Blake Democrat Yea
Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dave Sires Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Doug Campbell Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Kara Warme Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Mike Pike Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Subjects

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