---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act permitting leaders of the general assembly to file amicus curiae briefs in appellate proceedings."
description: "A bill for an act permitting leaders of the general assembly to file amicus curiae briefs in appellate proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2171"
citation: "Iowa SF 2171 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["appellate procedure", "civil procedure", "constitution of the united states", "general assembly", "legislative branch"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27dde440-c8e0-44a0-8090-74b57da42dde"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2171&ga=90"
source_hash: "5afd86dfa4d2d6478e8deef306242946648fa66dd4daac0cb63d3cac6c71df89"
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 2171 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act permitting leaders of the general assembly to file amicus curiae briefs in appellate proceedings.

## 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/SF2171.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2171_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2171.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **85–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `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 7:30AM RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult.
- **2024-02-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-18** Passed House, yeas 85, nays 11. `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-18** Message from House.
- **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/27dde440-c8e0-44a0-8090-74b57da42dde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).