---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act. Effective date: 07/01/2026."
description: "A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act. Effective date: 07/01/2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2039"
citation: "Iowa SF 2039 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administrative procedure", "administrative procedure act", "general assembly", "judicial administration", "legislative branch", "rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KLIMESH"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9bbac4e-ed71-4152-94bc-e611b52df5e7"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2039&ga=91"
source_hash: "5ef06439bc914e1e01f1c4a7f95b537fad55579325ca3adfcedaaf2dd26a7de1"
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 2039 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act. Effective date: 07/01/2026.

## 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/SF2039.html)
2. **Amendment H-8286** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8286.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5188.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2039.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2039_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2039.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **36–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KLIMESH — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Introduced, referred to Judiciary. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dickey, and Weiner.
- **2026-01-20** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 3:30PM Room 315.
- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-27** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-27** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-02-23** Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 11. `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-23** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-24** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee: Holt, Thomson, C. and Wichtendahl.
- **2026-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM RM 103.
- **2026-03-09** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1.
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-01** Amendment H-8286 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Point of order raised on Amendment H-8286, ruled not germane.
- **2026-04-15** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8286, yeas 67, nays 27.
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-15** Motion to suspend rules prevailed.
- **2026-04-15** Amendment H-8286 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Passed House, yeas 71, nays 24. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-16** Message from House, with amendment S-5188.
- **2026-04-27** Senate refused to concur with S-5188.
- **2026-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-27** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-30** House receded.
- **2026-04-30** Passed House, yeas 59, nays 25. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-30** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-30** Message from House.
- **2026-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, 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/b9bbac4e-ed71-4152-94bc-e611b52df5e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).