# Iowa SF 639: A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 570, SSB 1203.) Effective date: 09/01/2026. Iowa SF 639, A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 570, SSB 1203.) Effective date: 09/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Fiscal note.) (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF639-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 639 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 570, SSB 1203.) Effective date: 09/01/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-22 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Fiscal note. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: ways and means - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (175 yes, 91 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New Iowa court for business disputes: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2026, Iowa establishes a statewide Business Court with two full-time judges. It shares authority with district courts over qualifying business disputes claiming at least $200,000 in compensatory damages. Qualifying cases mainly seeking a court order or a ruling on legal right… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-02 | House | Passed House | pass | 79 | 6 | | | 2026-05-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 38 | 8 | | | 2026-05-02 | legislature | Amendment H-8456 | fail | 8 | 77 | | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-06-02: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2026-06-01: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-05-02: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 8. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Senate concurred with S-5255. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Message from House, with amendment S-5255. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-05-02: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-05-02: Passed House, yeas 79, nays 6. (House) - 2026-05-02: Amendment H-8447 adopted. (House) - 2026-05-02: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-05-02: Amendment H-8456, yeas 8, nays 77, lost. (House) - 2026-05-02: Amendment H-8440 adopted. (House) - 2026-05-01: Amendment H-8456 filed. (House) - 2026-04-30: Amendments H-8440 and H-8447 filed. (House) - 2026-04-22: Placed on Ways and Means calendar. (House) - 2026-04-21: Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. (House) - 2026-04-21: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2026-02-04: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-02-02: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 12:15PM RM 102. (legislature) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee: Nordman, Lundgren and Wilson. (House) - 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature) - 2025-04-30: Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. (House) - 2025-04-29: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-28: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF639.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF639.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/SF639.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF639.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-SF639-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).