---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act requiring notice to the general assembly in appellate actions regarding the constitutionality of a statute and including effective date and applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act requiring notice to the general assembly in appellate actions regarding the constitutionality of a statute and including effective date and applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2275"
citation: "Iowa SF 2275 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil procedure", "constitution of the united states", "district courts", "general assembly", "legislative branch", "notices", "pleadings", "statutes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68e6f992-a267-4f1d-973e-ac14a1efb698"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2275&ga=90"
source_hash: "124f7986fdff68061e3e3b86de8dd7e07dc94720483e44bf74471cce84376d30"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 2275 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act requiring notice to the general assembly in appellate actions regarding the constitutionality of a statute and including effective date and applicability provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/SF2275.html)
2. **Amendment H-8112** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8112.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5008** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5008.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5009** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5009.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5014** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5014.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5076** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5076.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF2275.html)
8. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/SF2275.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2275_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2275.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **35–11** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **67–29** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **35–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-08** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Amendment S-5014 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Amendment S-5008 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-19** Amendment S-5009 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-19** Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 12. `passage`
- **2024-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Holt and Olson.
- **2024-02-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/22/2024 7:45AM RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult.
- **2024-02-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Committee amendment H-8112 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-18** Committee amendment H-8112 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Passed House, yeas 67, nays 29. `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-18** Message from House, with amendment S-5076.
- **2024-03-25** Senate concurred with S-5076.
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 11. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-25** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68e6f992-a267-4f1d-973e-ac14a1efb698`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).