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

SF 2436: Relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including by modifying the judicial retirement fund, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the judicial branch. FY 2024-2025 APPROPRIATIONS.1302(3) for certain purposes, payment of court-ordered juvenile services, and juvenile delinquent graduated sanctions 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.

Sponsors

Appropriations committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Court Reporters Association; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa State Bar Association

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Association for Justice; Justice Not Politics

In plain words

  1. April 9, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. April 9, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 18, 2024Passed the Senate, 44–0
  4. April 19, 2024Took the place of HF 2695 on the House floor (the same legislation)
  5. April 19, 2024Passed the House, 90–1
  6. April 29, 2024Sent to the Governor
  7. May 9, 2024Signed into law

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/SF2436