89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 2117: Relating to a general assembly member’s right to intervene in a court action and including effective date and applicability provisions
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to a general assembly member’s right to intervene in a court action. The bill provides that in any court action in which the constitutionality, legality, or interpretation of a statute is at issue, a member or members of the general assembly shall have an unconditional right to intervene as a party in the action and shall be deemed to have proper standing in the action. The bill provides that a member or members of the general assembly desiring to intervene shall have an unconditional right to intervene as a party and any subsequent member or group of members shall have a conditional right to intervene.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 0 for, 4 against
Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa State Bar Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- January 26, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
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/89/HF2117