90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2317: Relating to state and district judicial nominating commissions and county magistrate appointing commissions
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 state and district judicial nominating commissions and county magistrate appointing commissions. The bill provides that the governor shall appoint all the commissioners to state and district commissions. For the state commission, of the commissioners, the governor shall appoint at least four commissioners from each congressional district and one commissioner from the state at large. The terms for nine of the commissioners shall begin and end in even-numbered years, and eight shall begin and end in odd-numbered years.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 13, 2024
- Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
- Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against
For: Americans For Prosperity
Against: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- February 13, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
- February 13, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Boulton and Schultz
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/SF2317