---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch."
description: "A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2769"
citation: "Iowa HF 2769 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["appropriations", "judicial branch"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-04-15"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a87a884-b000-4bef-8127-9babfdafc585"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2769&ga=91"
source_hash: "5fd27bc62afc2735fc9a000285548369bf8fd22009ced92fd71c6556cabb94b9"
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 HF 2769 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2769.html)
2. **Amendment H-8413** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8413.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8418** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8418.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8449** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8449.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8454** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8454.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2769.html)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2769.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2769_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2769.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **29–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-15** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-04-15** NOBA: House Full Approps
- **2026-04-28** Amendments H-8413, H-8418 and H-8422 filed.
- **2026-04-30** Amendment H-8449 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-01** Amendment H-8454 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-02** Amendment H-8413 withdrawn.
- **2026-05-02** Amendments H-8418 and H-8422 out of order.
- **2026-05-02** Point of order raised on amendment H-8454 to amendment H-8449, ruled not germane.
- **2026-05-02** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8454 to amendment H-8449, yeas 27, nays 57.
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-05-02** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2026-05-02** Amendment H-8449, yeas 59, nays 26, adopted.
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-05-02** Passed House, yeas 56, nays 29. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from House.
- **2026-05-02** Read first time, attached to SF 2486. `reading-1`
- **2026-05-02** Substituted for SF 2486.
- **2026-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 17. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-03** NOBA: Final
- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** 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/6a87a884-b000-4bef-8127-9babfdafc585`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).