SF 648: Relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch including judicial officer salaries and interpreter or translator fees, and including effective date provisions

What it does

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

Senate subcommittee · named April 28, 2025

• Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
• Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Association of Magistrate Judges; Iowa Court Reporters Association; Iowa Judges Association; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court

In plain words

1. April 28, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee · as SSB 1233
2. April 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Knox and Reichman · as SSB 1233
3. April 29, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1233
4. May 6, 2025Filed in the Senate
5. May 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
6. May 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 648 · as SSB 1233
7. May 13, 2025Passed the Senate, 34–14
8. May 14, 2025Took the place of HF 1048 on the House floor (the same legislation)
9. May 14, 2025Passed the House, 86–1
10. May 23, 2025Sent to the Governor
11. June 11, 2025Signed into law