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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 570: Creating a specialty business court, providing fees, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Became SF 639 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill creates the business court of Iowa. The bill provides that the business court has jurisdiction in all counties in the state and the business court has the same powers granted to a district court. The bill provides that the business court has jurisdiction as specified in the bill, including but not limited to controversies over certain commercial transactions of $10 million or more, and controversies involving the leadership or operation of a business entity. The bill provides that business court judges are granted the same powers, duties, immunities, and privileges of a district court judge.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The total annual cost of Senate File 639 shown in Figure 1 is estimated to be approximately $441,000 in FY 2027 and approximately $529,000 in subsequent fiscal years. This cost estimate accounts for the hiring of one dedicated court reporter and the appointmen…

Senate subcommittee · named March 17, 2025

  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 4 against

For: Casey's General Stores; Governor's Office; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Bankers Association; Iowa Business Council

Against: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

  1. March 4, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee · as SSB 1203
  2. March 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Knox and Webster · as SSB 1203
  3. March 5, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1203
  4. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 570 · as SSB 1203
  5. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
  6. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 11, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  8. March 17, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Bisignano and Green
  9. April 1, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  10. April 22, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 639

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/91/SF570