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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 728: Relating to the judicial branch, including appropriations to the judicial branch, apportionment of district associate judges, video recordings, noncontract attorney appointment, and contracting authority

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the judicial branch. FY 2023-2024 APPROPRIATIONS.1302(3) for certain purposes, payment of court-ordered juvenile services, and juvenile delinquent programs and services. The bill provides that a civil trial including a jury trial may take place in a county contiguous to the county with proper jurisdiction, even if the contiguous county is located in an adjacent judicial district or judicial election district, if all the parties in a case agree. If a trial is moved to another county that is located in another judicial district or judicial election district, the judicial officers serving the judicial district or judicial election district receiving the case shall preside over the case.

Sponsors

Appropriations (companion To Sf 563 By Committee on Appropriations) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named April 28, 2023

  • Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Gary M. Mohr (R) · gary.mohr@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. April 28, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee · as HSB 250
  2. April 28, 2023House subcommittee named: Lohse, Mohr, G. and Wilburn · as HSB 250
  3. May 2, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 250
  4. May 2, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 250
  5. May 3, 2023Filed in the House
  6. May 3, 2023Withdrawn
  7. May 3, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 728 · as HSB 250

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/90/HF728