SF2207 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state departments and agencies. (Formerly SF 2037 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state departments and agencies. (Formerly SF 2037 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state departments and agencies.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state departments and agencies.
(Formerly SF 2037 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-05-05 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 810 .
2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 719 .
2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 717 .
2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature
Senate concurred with S-5131 . S.J. 717 .
2026-03-30 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 766 .
2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Message from House, with amendment S-5131 . S.J. 628 .
2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 742 .
2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 90, nays 5. H.J. 739 .
2026-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8253 adopted. H.J. 739 .
2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8253 filed. H.J. 725 .
2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar. H.J. 711 .
2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 2. Excused, 2. H.J. 711 .
2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 711 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 12:00PM House Lounge.
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Hora, Baeth and Smith. H.J. 485 .
2026-02-25 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to State Government. H.J. 416 .
2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 379 .
2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 352 .
2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 31, nays 15. S.J. 350 .
2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 220 .
2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 208 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state departments and agencies. (Formerly SF 2037 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2207

-

Enrolled

Senate

File

2207

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

THE

SUBMISSION

OF

PROPOSED

LEGISLATION

BY

THE

GOVERNOR

AND

STATE

DEPARTMENTS

AND

AGENCIES.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

2.16,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2.

Departments

The

governor,

except

in

the

year

of

the

governor’s

initial

inauguration,

and

the

departments

and

agencies

of

state

government

shall,

at

least

forty-five

sixty

days

prior

to

the

convening

of

each

session

of

the

general

assembly,

submit

copies

to

the

legislative

services

agency

of

proposed

legislative

bills

and

joint

resolutions

which

that

the

governor

and

such

departments

and

agencies

desire

to

be

considered

by

the

general

assembly.

The

proposed

legislative

bills

and

joint

resolutions

of

the

governor

must

be

submitted

by

the

Friday

prior

to

the

convening

of

the

session

of

the

general

assembly,

except

in

the

year

of

the

governor’s

initial

inauguration.

The

legislative

services

agency

shall

review

such

proposals

and

submit

them

in

proper

form

to

the

presiding

officer

in

each

house

of

the

general

assembly

for

referral

to

the

proper

standing

committee.

Before

submitting

any

proposal

prepared

under

this

section

to

the

presiding

officers,

the

legislative

services

agency

shall

return

it

for

review

to,

as

appropriate,

the

relevant

department

or

agency

or

Senate

File

2207,

p.

2

the

governor’s

office

and

such

department

or

agency

or

the

governor’s

office

shall

review

and

return

it

within

seven

days

of

such

delivery.

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

Senate

and

is

known

as

Senate

File

2207,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

W.

CHARLES

SMITHSON

Secretary

of

the

Senate

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor