HF 2717 — A bill for an act relating to executive branch functions, including legislative review, delay, and approval of administrative rules and ratification of certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards, and including applicability provisions.
Last action — Read first time, attached to SF 2395.
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 24, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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What changed in the latest version
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In the latest version of House File 2717, the definition of a "major rule" has changed significantly. The threshold for expenditures has increased from requiring annual costs of at least $200,000 to at least $1 million, which means fewer rules may be classified as "major" and thus subject to legislative review. This change could make it easier for certain regulations to be implemented without waiting for approval from the legislature, potentially speeding up the rulemaking process. This matters because it affects how state agencies manage spending and regulatory impacts, balancing efficiency with oversight.
House File 2717 - IntroducedReprinted HOUSE FILE 2717 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2413) (As Amended and Passed by the House April 20, 2026) A BILL FOR An Act relating to executive branch functions, including ratificationlegislative ofreview, majordelay, and approval of administrative rules and ratification of certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards, and including applicability provisions.
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2717 DIVISION I RATIFICATIONRULEMAKING OFPROCESS MAJOR—— LEGISLATIVE REVIEW, DELAY, AND APPROVAL OF RULES Section 1.
NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .
(1) Requires annual expenditures of at least twoone hundredmillion thousand dollars, or combined expenditures of at least onefive million dollars within five years, by all affected persons including the agency itself.
An express appropriationappropriation, allocation, or transfer of fundsmoneys enacted by the general assembly shall not be considered an expenditure for purposes of this paragraph.
The legislative services agency shall provide the chairpersons and ranking members of the appropriate standing committees of the generalHF assembly2717 a(4) means to receive an electronic copy of the LSB 5186HV (3) 91 -1- je/koje/ko/md 1/181/15 H.F.
2717 general assembly a means to receive an electronic copy of the notice for additional study.
Any A notice of intended action shall be published at least thirty-five days in advance of the action.
(3) The probable costs to the agency and to any other agency ofHF the2717 implementation(4) and enforcement of the proposed rule and LSB 5186HV (3) 91 -2- je/koje/ko/md 2/182/15 H.F.
2717 of the implementation and enforcement of the proposed rule and any anticipated effect on state revenues.
(12) A statement of the need for the proposed rule as determinedHF by2717 the(4) agency.91 -3- je/ko/md 3/15 H.F.
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2717 (13) A classification stating whether the proposed rule is a major rule and an explanation for the agency’s classification.
(5)HF All2717 sources(4) consulted by the legislative services LSB 5186HV (3) 91 -4- je/koje/ko/md 4/184/15 H.F.
2717 (5) All sources consulted by the legislative services agency during formulation of the regulatory analysis.
Section 17A.5, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH .
c.
The effective date of a major rule, including a rule filed under paragraph “b”, shall be subject to section 17A.5A.
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An adopted rule shall include an updated classification stating whether the rule is a major rule if theHF classification2717 differs(4) from91 that-5- includedje/ko/md in5/15 theH.F. notice of intended action pursuant to section 17A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.
2717 the classification differs from that included in the notice of intended action pursuant to section 17A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.
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NEWSection SECTION.17A.8, subsections 1, 5, and 6, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:
17A.5A Ratification of major rules.
ExceptThere asis providedcreated inthe subsection“Administrative 2,Rules aReview majorCommittee.” ruleThe committee shall notbe becomebipartisan effectiveand untilshall itbe iscomposed ratifiedof by the generalfollowing assembly.members:
A major rule that is not ratified shall not become effective.
The general assembly may ratify a major rule by passage of a joint resolution that requires approval of the governor.
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The major rule shall become effective upon temporary approval by the legislative council.
If a major rule is so approved, the governor shall submit a statement for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin explaining why federal law, a condition of federal funding, or response to a state of disaster emergency requires the rule to become effective while the general assembly is not in session.
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2717The assemblymembers followingappointed by the effectivespeaker date of the majorhouse, ruleother unlessthan the generalchairperson, assemblyshall ratifiesbe thechairpersons ruleof pursuantstanding tocommittees subsectionof 1the beforehouse adjournment.of representatives.
The administrative code editor shall publish a notice that the rule has ceased to be effective in the Iowa administrative bulletin.
As soon as practicable, but no sooner than two weeks after such publication, the administrative code editor shall remove the major rule from the Iowa administrative code.
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When the administrative code editor publishes a major rule adopted in accordance with this chapter in the Iowa administrative code, the administrative code editor shall include a notice with the rule indicating whether the major rule has been ratified by the general assembly or temporarily approved by the legislative council.
If the major rule is ratified or temporarily approved subsequent to the publication, the administrative code editor shall update the notice accordingly.
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An agency may submit a notice of rescission that rescinds a major rule that has not been ratified by the general assembly to the administrative rules coordinator and the administrative code editor for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin.
Upon publication of the notice of rescission, if the major rule has not already been ratified, the major rule is rescinded and shall not become effective.
If the rule has been temporarily approved pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “a”, and not ratified, the rule shall cease to be effective.
In either case, as soon as practicable, but no sooner than two weeks after such publication, the administrative code editor shall remove the major rule from the Iowa administrative code.
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An agency’s classification stating whether the additional rulemakingcommittee ismeeting a major rule shall alsobe expresslyheld andin unambiguouslyeach statemonth whetherin which the majorgeneral ruleassembly beingis amendedconvened remainsfor a majorregular rulesession. after the amendment, and include an LSB 5186HV (3) 91 -7- je/ko 7/18 H.F.
2717The explanationchairperson may waive the requirement for an additional meeting in a month in which a regular session of the agency’sgeneral determination.assembly adjourns.
Unless impracticable, in advance of each such meeting the subject matter to be considered shall be published in the Iowa administrative bulletin.
IfA thespecial additionalcommittee rulemakingmeeting ismay notbe itselfcalled aby major rule, and if the resultchairperson ofat theany additionalplace rulemakingin is that the majorstate rule that has not been ratified no longer meets the definition of a major rule, the former major rule shall be considered part of the additional rulemaking and shallat haveany thetime. same effective date as the additional rulemaking.
IfUnless theimpracticable, former major rule has been temporarily approved, the former major rule shall remain in effectadvance untilof eithereach thespecial effectivemeeting datenotice of theHF additional2717 rulemaking(4) or91 the-6- formerje/ko/md major6/15 ruleH.F. ceases to be effective pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “b”, whichever is sooner.
c.2717 the time and place of such meeting and the subject matter to be considered shall be published in the Iowa administrative bulletin.
If the additional rulemaking is not itself a major rule, and if the result of the additional rulemaking is that the major rule that has not been ratified still meets the definition of a major rule, the additional rulemaking shall be considered part of the major rule and shall have the same effective date as the major rule.
If the major rule has been temporarily approved and has not ceased to be effective pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “b”, the additional rulemaking shall become effective on the date specified in the additional rulemaking pursuant to section 17A.5 and shall be considered part of the major rule.
If the major rule has ceased to be effective pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “b”, the additional rulemaking shall not become effective and the administrative code editor shall publish notice in the Iowa administrative bulletin and remove the additional rulemaking from the Iowa administrative code as provided in subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
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If the additional rulemaking is itself a major rule, and the first major rule has not been ratified or temporarily approved, the first major rule shall be considered part of the additional rulemaking and shall only become effective when the additional rulemaking is ratified or temporarily approved.
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2717 temporarily approved, whichever of the following occurs first shall apply:
(1) The first major rule ceases to be effective pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
(2) The additional rulemaking is ratified or temporarily approved, in which case the first major rule shall be considered part of the additional rulemaking and shall have the same effective date as the additional rulemaking.
If the effective date of a major rule is subject to delay by the administrative rules review committee pursuant to section 17A.8, subsection 9 or 10, and the major rule is ratified or temporarily approved during the period of the delay, the major rule shall not become effective until the conclusion of the period of the delay.
If the period of such a delay concludes and the major rule has not been ratified or temporarily approved, the major rule shall not become effective until it is ratified or temporarily approved.
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Section 17A.6, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
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The administrative code editor shall publish the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code as provided in section 2B.5A.
The legislative services agency shall provide the members and staff of the general assembly a means to receive an electronic copy of the Iowa administrative bulletin and rulemaking documents published therein.
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Section 17A.8, subsection 6, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
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The committee shall review a rule adopted under section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, and classified as a major rule pursuant to section 17A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, or section 17A.5, subsection 3, within thirty-five days of the publication of the adopted rule in the Iowa administrative bulletin.
The committee shall review any other adopted rule classified as a major rule pursuant to section 17A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, or section 17A.5, subsection 3, before its effective date.
The committee may LSBrequire 5186HVa (3)representative 91of -9-an je/koagency 9/18whose H.F.rule or proposed rule is under consideration to attend a committee meeting.
2717The requirecommittee amay representativerequest ofadditional aninformation agencyabout whosea rule orfrom proposedan ruleagency. is under consideration to attend a committee meeting.
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Section 17A.8, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH .
c.
The administrative rules review committee may establish a subcommittee of three members of the general assembly for the purpose of providing additional review of a proposed or adopted major rule.
The chairperson of the subcommittee shall be a member of a standing committee appropriate for the subject matter of the major rule.
At least two members of the subcommittee shall be members of the administrative rules review committee.
The subcommittee may request additional information about the major rule from the agency that proposed or adopted the major rule and require HF 2717 (4) 91 -7- je/ko/md 7/15 H.F.
2717 a representative of the agency to attend a meeting of the subcommittee or the committee and respond to questions from subcommittee or committee members.
The subcommittee may provide recommendations and other information regarding the major rule to the committee.
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Section 17A.8, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
11.
a.
Upon a vote of the majority of its members, the administrative rules review committee may delay the effective date of a rule for approval by the general assembly, unless the rule is adopted under section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
If the rule is adopted under section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, the committee, within thirty-five days of the publication of the rule in the Iowa administrative bulletin and upon a vote of the majority of its members, may suspend the applicability of the rule for approval by the general assembly.
The committee may delay the effective date or suspend the applicability of a rule if it determines any of the following:
(1) The rule lacks adequate statutory authority.
(2) The rule imposes costs, burdens, or mandates on the private sector that are not justified by the regulatory analysis required by section 17A.4A.
(3) The agency failed to comply with a requirement of this chapter in its rulemaking process.
(4) The rule raises significant policy concerns that warrant review by the general assembly.
b.
The committee shall refer the rule to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.
The referral shall be in writing and shall include the committee’s specific determination under paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1) through (4), the committee’s findings regarding the determination, and any other information the committee deems appropriate.
The committee shall make the referral within ten days of the vote under paragraph “a”.
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2717 editor shall publish the referral in the Iowa administrative bulletin.
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The rule shall not become effective or applicable unless it is approved by the general assembly.
A rule that is not approved shall not become effective or applicable.
The general assembly may approve a rule by passage of a joint resolution.
The rule shall become effective or applicable on the effective date of the joint resolution.
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(1) If the effective date of a rule is delayed or the applicability of a rule is suspended under this subsection while the general assembly is not in session, and the governor determines that the rule must become effective or applicable immediately due to a requirement of federal law, a condition of federal funding, or a state of disaster emergency proclaimed by the governor pursuant to section 29C.6, the governor may request temporary approval of the rule by the legislative council.
The rule shall become effective or applicable upon temporary approval by the legislative council.
A rule temporarily approved by the legislative council shall cease to be effective or applicable upon the adjournment of the next regular session of the general assembly unless the general assembly approves the rule by passage of a joint resolution before adjournment.
A rule that ceases to be applicable shall cease to be effective on the same date.
The rule shall remain effective or applicable if approved.
(2) As soon as practicable, but no sooner than two weeks after publication of notice pursuant to paragraph “e”, the administrative code editor shall remove a rule that has ceased to be effective or applicable from the Iowa administrative code.
e.
The administrative code editor shall publish notice of a delayed effective date or of applicability that was suspended, and that a rule has been approved or ceased to be effective, in the Iowa administrative code and bulletin.
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Action by the committee under this subsection shall not HF 2717 (4) 91 -9- je/ko/md 9/15 H.F.
2717 be construed to preclude any of the following:
(1) Any other action on a rule by the committee authorized by this chapter, including but not limited to subsections 9 and 10.
(2) Enactment of legislation relating to a rule by the general assembly.
(3) Further rulemaking by an agency.
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Determine whether an agency,agency thecomplied generalwith assembly, the legislative council, or the governor completed the requirements forof athis majorchapter rulerelating to becomemajor effective.rules.
The ratificationapproval of a major rule by the general assembly pursuant to section 17A.8, subsection 11, shall not do any of the following:
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This division of this Act applies to rulemaking commencing with a regulatory analysis pursuant to section 17A.4A, as amended by this Act, published in the Iowa administrativeHF bulletin2717 on(4) or91 after-10- Julyje/ko/md 1,10/15 2027,H.F. or with a rule adopted under section 17A.4, subsection 3, on or after July 1, 2027.
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2717DIVISION II RATIFICATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN —— FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT Sec.
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(b)HF The2717 proposal(4) authorizes91 action-11- byje/ko/md the11/15 governorH.F. or an agency regarding ethanol blended gasoline, including but not limited to standard ethanol blended gasoline, E-85 gasoline, or any other ethanol blended gasoline, that meets the standards and classifications required in section 214A.2, and that also relates to one or more of the following subjects:
LSB2717 5186HV(b) (3)The 91proposal -11-authorizes je/koaction 11/18by H.F.the governor or an agency regarding ethanol blended gasoline, including but not limited to standard ethanol blended gasoline, E-85 gasoline, or any other ethanol blended gasoline, that meets the standards and classifications required in section 214A.2, and that also relates to one or more of the following subjects:
2717 (i) Reid vapor pressure regulation.
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Section 16.2C, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 2026,HF is2717 amended(4) to91 read-12- asje/ko/md follows:12/15 H.F.
2717 2026, is amended to read as follows:
(2) Members appointed on or after July 1, 2026, shall serve for staggered terms of four years beginning and ending as LSBprovided 5186HVin (3)section 9169.19. -12- je/ko 12/18 H.F.
2717 provided in section 69.19.
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(3) If there is a vacancy in the membership of the board forHF one2717 of(4) the91 members-13- appointedje/ko/md by13/15 theH.F. governor, the governor has the power of appointment.
2717 for one of the members appointed by the governor, the governor has the power of appointment.
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The terms of office for voting members appointed on LSBor 5186HVbefore (3)June 9130, -13-2026, je/koare 13/18for H.F.six years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.
2717 or before June 30, 2026, are for six years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.
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However, if within that year the ninth member reenrolls in any institution of higher education under the board’s control on a full-time basis and is a student in good standing at either the graduate or undergraduate level, the term of the ninth member shall continueHF in2717 effect.(4) 91 -14- je/ko/md 14/15 H.F.
2717 continue in effect.
EXPLANATIONHF The2717 inclusion(4) of91 this-15- explanationje/ko/md does15/15 not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
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2717 This bill relates to executive branch functions, including ratification of major administrative rules and certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards.
RATIFICATION OF MAJOR RULES.
The bill provides for ratification of major administrative rules and other matters relating to the executive branch rulemaking process.
The bill defines “major rule” as a rule that does at least one of three things.
A major rule requires annual expenditures of at least $200,000 or combined expenditures of at least $1 million within five years by all affected persons including the agency itself.
An express appropriation of funds enacted by the general assembly shall not be considered an expenditure.
A major rule has significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation, including significant adverse effects on individual industries or regions.
Finally, a major rule amends the state implementation plan under section 110 of the federal Clean Air Act as amended through January 1, 1991.
A “major rule” does not include a rule adopted by the Iowa public employees’ retirement system that establishes or amends a rate of contribution to the system.
The bill provides that a major rule shall not become effective until it is ratified by the general assembly.
The bill authorizes the general assembly to ratify a major rule by passage of a joint resolution that requires approval of the governor.
The bill authorizes the governor to request temporary approval of a major rule by the legislative council if the governor determines that a major rule must become effective while the general assembly is not in session.
The governor shall only make such a request if federal law, a condition of federal funding, or response to a state of disaster emergency proclaimed by the governor requires that the major rule become LSB 5186HV (3) 91 -15- je/ko 15/18 H.F.
2717 effective while the general assembly is not in session.
The major rule shall become effective upon temporary approval by the legislative council.
If a major rule is so approved, the governor must submit a statement for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin explaining why federal law, a condition of federal funding, or response to a state of disaster emergency requires the rule to become effective while the general assembly is not in session.
The bill provides that a major rule temporarily approved by the legislative council shall cease to be effective upon the adjournment of the next regular session of the general assembly following the effective date of the major rule unless the general assembly ratifies the rule as provided in the bill before adjournment.
The bill provides procedures for an agency to rescind a major rule that has not been ratified and to engage in further rulemaking relating to a major rule that has not been ratified.
The bill requires an agency to classify whether a proposed or adopted rule is a major rule at each of the three stages of the rulemaking process (regulatory analysis, notice of intended action, and adoption).
The agency must include an explanation for the agency’s classification.
The classification must encompass all rulemaking actions included in a rulemaking document and expressly and unambiguously state whether the rule is a major rule.
The bill requires the legislative services agency to conduct a legislative regulatory analysis of each notice of intended action and adoption classified by an agency as a major rule.
The bill specifies the content of the legislative regulatory analysis.
The bill requires the legislative services agency to submit a report including the legislative regulatory analysis for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin and to the administrative rules review committee.
The report shall include an assessment of whether the agency’s rulemaking process complied with the requirements of Code chapter 17A LSB 5186HV (3) 91 -16- je/ko 16/18 H.F.
2717 governing major rules and an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-sector activity.
The bill prohibits adoption of a notice of intended action classified as a major rule less than 35 days after the report is published.
The bill requires the legislative services agency, to the extent resources are available, to conduct legislative regulatory analyses of existing rules and proposed or adopted rules that are not major rules when requested by a chair or ranking member of a standing committee of the general assembly.
The bill requires agencies to promptly comply with requests for information relevant to a legislative regulatory analysis from the legislative services agency.
The bill requires the administrative rules review committee to review a notice of intended action classified as a major rule before the earliest date on which the proposed rule could be adopted.
The bill authorizes an aggrieved or adversely affected person or party to bring an action in district court concerning a major rule.
The bill provides that the district court shall have jurisdiction to engage in de novo review of whether a rule is a major rule;
determine whether an agency, the general assembly, the legislative council, or the governor completed the requirements for a major rule to become effective;
and determine when or if a rule alleged to be a major rule became effective.
The bill provides that ratification of a major rule shall not extinguish or otherwise affect any legal claim concerning any alleged legal defect of the major rule, be construed as a grant or modification of statutory authority by the general assembly for the adoption of the major rule, or be part of the record before the district court in any judicial proceeding concerning a major rule except for purposes of a proceeding authorized by the bill.
The bill requires that rulemaking documents include LSB 5186HV (3) 91 -17- je/ko 17/18 H.F.
2717 additional specified information such as related regulatory actions by the agency, more detailed comparisons of costs and benefits of the rule, sources consulted by the agency, key assumptions made by the agency, and sources of uncertainty identified by the agency.
This division of the bill applies to rulemaking commencing with a regulatory analysis published in the Iowa administrative bulletin on or after July 1, 2027, or with a rule adopted under Code section 17A.4, subsection 3 (emergency rule), on or after July 1, 2027.
RATIFICATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN —— FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT.
The bill prohibits submission of a proposal to amend the state implementation plan under section 110 of the federal Clean Air Act for federal approval until it is ratified by the general assembly.
The bill authorizes the general assembly to ratify such a proposal by passage of a joint resolution that requires approval of the governor.
The bill authorizes submission of such a proposal without ratification by the general assembly if the proposal carries out specified actions or if the governor determines that the proposal must be submitted while the general assembly is not in session and the proposal is approved by the legislative council.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH BOARDS —— TERMS OF OFFICE.
The bill changes the terms of service for members of the Iowa finance authority board of directors, agricultural development board, board of examiners for voting systems, investment board of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, state board of education, and state board of regents from six years to four years.
This change in terms of service applies to members appointed by the governor on or after July 1, 2026.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Read first time, attached to SF 2395.
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Message from House.
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Immediate message.
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Passed House, yeas 60, nays 32.
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Amendment H-8326 adopted, as amended.
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Amendment H-8381 to amendment H-8326 filed, adopted.
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Amendment H-8326 filed.
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Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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Introduced, placed on calendar.
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 32 voted No
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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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 60 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 61 | 32 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 31% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Kniff | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Zabner | Democrat | Nay |
| Aime Wichtendahl | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Nay |
| Angel Ramirez | Democrat | Nay |
| Austin Baeth | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Gosa | Democrat | Nay |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Nay |
| Dr. Megan L. Srinivas | Democrat | Nay |
| Elinor A. Levin | Democrat | Nay |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Matson | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Scholten | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeff Cooling | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Nay |
| Jerome Amos Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Josh Turek | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Croken | Democrat | Nay |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry McBurney | Democrat | Nay |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mary Lee Madison | Democrat | Nay |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Nay |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Rob Johnson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Nay |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Nay |
| Sean Bagniewski | Democrat | Nay |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Nay |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Austin Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Kniff McCulla | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Gustoff | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine C. Watkins | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Barker | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charley Thomson | Republican | Yea |
| Christian A. Hermanson | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Golding | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Gehlbach | Republican | Yea |
| David E. Young | Republican | Yea |
| David L. Blom | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Wulf | Republican | Yea |
| Devon Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Hans C. Wilz | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Hora | Republican | Yea |
| Helena Hayes | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Gearhart | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Meggers | Republican | Yea |
| Judd Lawler | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matthew Rinker | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Vondran | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Weldon | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Wengryn | Republican | Yea |
| Samantha Fett | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor R. Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Determann | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Travis M. Sitzmann | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy Larson | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Dieken | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors HF 2717?
- HF 2717 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
- What is the current status of HF 2717?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 24, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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