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

SF 2263: Relating to the confirmation by the senate of certain appointees

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the confirmation of certain persons appointed to fill vacancies by the governor or an appointing authority other than the governor. The bill allows a member of the senate to request that an appointee who is not otherwise subject to confirmation by the senate by law be subject to such confirmation. The request shall be signed by at least senators and submitted to the secretary of the senate within days of the appointment. The secretary of the senate shall inform the governor or appointing authority within two days of receiving such a request.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 10, 2022

  • Rep. Mike Sexton (R)
  • Rep. Robert P. Bacon (R)
  • Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe (D)

Lobbying · 0 for, 4 against

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Education Association; Justice Not Politics

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 10, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 8, 2022Passed the Senate, 33–15
  4. March 9, 2022Arrived in the House
  5. March 10, 2022House subcommittee named: Sexton, Bacon and Wolfe
  6. March 15, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. March 16, 2022Approved by the House committee

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/SF2263