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A concurrent resolution to approve and confirm the appointment of Bernardo Granwehr as Ombudsman.

A concurrent resolution to approve and confirm the appointment of Bernardo Granwehr as Ombudsman.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
KLIMESH
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Message from House. S.J. 459 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A concurrent resolution to approve and confirm the appointment of Bernardo Granwehr as Ombudsman.

A concurrent resolution to approve and confirm the appointment of Bernardo Granwehr as Ombudsman.

What This Bill Does

  • A concurrent resolution to approve and confirm the appointment of Bernardo Granwehr as Ombudsman.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 459 .

  2. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 523 .

  3. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 94, nays 0. H.J. 487 .

  4. 2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 396 .

  5. 2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 396 .

  6. 2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 396 .

  7. 2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Administration and Rules. H.J. 348 .

  8. 2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 256 .

  9. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 230 .

  10. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Resolution adopted. S.J. 229 .

  11. 2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  12. 2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 203 .

  13. 2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 63 .

Official Summary Text

A concurrent resolution to approve and confirm the appointment of Bernardo Granwehr as Ombudsman.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

Concurrent

Resolution

101

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Introduced

SENATE

CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

NO.

101

BY

KLIMESH

A

Concurrent

Resolution

to

approve

and

confirm

the

1

appointment

of

Bernardo

Granwehr

as

Ombudsman.

2

WHEREAS,

chapter

2C

provides

for

the

appointment

of

3

the

Ombudsman

with

the

approval

and

confirmation

of

4

a

constitutional

majority

of

both

the

Senate

and

the

5

House

of

Representatives;

and

6

WHEREAS,

the

Legislative

Council

appointed

Mr.

7

Bernardo

Granwehr

as

Ombudsman

for

a

four-year

term

8

commencing

July

1,

2026,

subject

to

approval

and

9

confirmation

of

the

appointment

by

resolution

of

the

10

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives;

NOW

THEREFORE,

11

BE

IT

RESOLVED

BY

THE

SENATE,

THE

HOUSE

OF

12

REPRESENTATIVES

CONCURRING,

That

Mr.

Bernardo

Granwehr

13

is

approved

and

confirmed

as

Ombudsman

for

a

four-year

14

term

which

commences

July

1,

2026,

as

provided

in

15

sections

2C.3

and

2C.5.

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