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

SSB 1200: Relating to judicial branch administration, including judicial officer residency, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

_____ including judicial officer residency, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability. DIVISION I —— JUDICIAL OFFICER RESIDENCY. Under current law, a district judge must be a resident of the judicial election district in which appointed during the entire term of office. The bill expands this to include a county contiguous with the judicial election district of appointment. The bill also applies the new residency requirement to district associate judges, magistrates, full-time associate juvenile judges, and full-time associate probate judges.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2025

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of Magistrate Judges; Iowa Court Reporters Association; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa Manufactured Housing Association

In plain words

  1. March 4, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. March 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Knox and Rowley

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/SSB1200