88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
SSB 3181: SSB 3181
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill gives the supreme court discretionary and exclusive jurisdiction over any challenge to any law and provides that district courts and the court of appeals shall not invalidate a law on any grounds. _____ relationship with the legislative branch. The bill provides that any decision of the supreme court that invalidates existing law or has the effect of creating a new law does not have any effect unless agreed to by five or more of the seven justices, and otherwise does not have any effect for one year.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2020
- Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
- Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Zach Whiting (R)
Lobbying · 0 for, 17 against
Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Education Association; Iowans for Medical Marijuana; Justice Not Politics; and 5 more
In plain words
- February 17, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
- February 17, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Bisignano and Whiting
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SSB3181