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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2481: Relating to judicial selection, including the nominees to the court of appeals, and the appointments, resignations, and residency requirements of district judges, district associate judges, associate juvenile judges, and associate probate judges

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to judicial selection, including the nominees to the court of appeals, and the appointments, resignations, and residency requirements of district judges, district associate judges, associate juvenile judges, and associate probate judges. Under current law, the nominees for district judge shall file a certified application that is to be provided to the supreme court. The bill provides that the nominees no longer are required to submit a certified application and the chairperson of the commission shall promptly send a certified list of nominees by electronic mail to the governor and chief justice of the supreme court or their designees on the day of the nomination.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 14, 2022

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 18 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Americans For Prosperity; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Education Association; and 6 more

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 10, 2022Passed the House, 58–33
  3. March 10, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 14, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Boulton and Rowley
  5. March 15, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
  6. March 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 29, 2022Passed the Senate, 31–16
  8. April 21, 2022Sent to the Governor
  9. April 21, 2022Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2481