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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 676: HSB 676

Became HF 2485 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to confidential records of the commission on judicial qualifications. _____ to retire, discipline, or remove a judicial officer or remove a judicial branch employee. The records made to the commission are confidential unless the commission decides to apply to the supreme court to take action against the judicial officer or employee in which case the records become public documents. The bill provides that a member of the general assembly may request access to the commission on judicial qualifications’ records.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 8, 2022

  • Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe (D)

Lobbying · 0 for, 6 against

Against: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Justice Not Politics; League of Women Voters of Iowa; One Iowa; One Iowa Action

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 8, 2022House subcommittee named: Kaufmann, Wheeler and Wolfe
  3. February 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 16, 2022Approved by the House committee
  5. February 16, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2485

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/HSB676