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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Proposed Bill

HSB 259: A bill for an act relating to judicial branch administration, including judicial officer residency, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HSB 259 is a proposed bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to judicial branch administration, including judicial officer residency, remote proceedings, court reporter supervision and duties, and civil pleadings availability. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 956.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 956.
  2. Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.
  3. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2025 2:30PM House Lounge.
  6. Subcommittee: Lohse, Lawler and Olson.
  7. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source