89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 383: Relating to courts of contest for disputed congressional elections
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 courts of contest organized to hear contests for seats in the United States senate or the United States house of representatives. The bill requires the court to render a final determination and judgment after such time as the court deems necessary for the completion of the trial. Under current law, courts of contest for both presidential electors and seats in congress must render a final determination and judgment at least six days before the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 23, 2021
- Sen. R. Smith
- Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
- Sen. Eric Giddens (D)
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- February 16, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- February 23, 2021Senate subcommittee named: R. Smith, Cournoyer and Giddens
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF383