republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2023-2024/sf-2171.md

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Bill	A bill for an act permitting leaders of the general assembly to file amicus curiae briefs in appellate proceedings.	A bill for an act permitting leaders of the general assembly to file amicus curiae briefs in appellate proceedings.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2023-2024	SF 2171	Iowa SF 2171 (2023-2024)	bill	appellate procedure civil procedure constitution of the united states general assembly legislative branch	enacted		3	16	2	2024-01-31	2024-04-19	openstates	ocd-bill/27dde440-c8e0-44a0-8090-74b57da42dde	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2171&ga=90	5afd86dfa4d2d6478e8deef306242946648fa66dd4daac0cb63d3cac6c71df89	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/27dde440-c8e0-44a0-8090-74b57da42dde. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).