# Iowa SF 2039: 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. Iowa SF 2039, 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., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Klimesh (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2039-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 2039 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: Mike Klimesh (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (233 yes, 87 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Klimesh (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-30 | House | Passed House | pass | 59 | 25 | | | 2026-04-15 | legislature | Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8286 | pass | 67 | 27 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | Passed House | pass | 71 | 24 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 36 | 11 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-06-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-05-02: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-05-01: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-04-30: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-30: Passed House, yeas 59, nays 25. (House) - 2026-04-30: House receded. (House) - 2026-04-27: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-04-27: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Senate refused to concur with S-5188. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Message from House, with amendment S-5188. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-15: Passed House, yeas 71, nays 24. (House) - 2026-04-15: Amendment H-8286 adopted. (House) - 2026-04-15: Motion to suspend rules prevailed. (House) - 2026-04-15: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8286, yeas 67, nays 27. (House) - 2026-04-15: Point of order raised on Amendment H-8286, ruled not germane. (House) - 2026-04-01: Amendment H-8286 filed. (House) - 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2026-03-09: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-03-04: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM RM 103. (legislature) - 2026-03-03: Subcommittee: Holt, Thomson, C. and Wichtendahl. (House) - 2026-02-24: Read first time, referred to Judiciary. (House) - 2026-02-23: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-02-23: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 11. (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2026-01-27: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-01-20: Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 3:30PM Room 315. (legislature) - 2026-01-15: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dickey, and Weiner. (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2039.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2039.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2039.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2039.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2039-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).