SF 2207 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

SF 2207 extends the deadline for Iowa state departments and agencies to submit proposed legislation to the Legislative Services Agency from 45 to 60 days before each legislative session begins. It also requires the governor’s proposals to be submitted by Friday before the session (except during the governor’s first year), with the Legislative Services Agency returning proposals for review within 7 days. This procedural bill affects how state government entities coordinate with the legislature on upcoming bills, without changing substantive policy.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Vetoed Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 5, 2026
MINOR
The bill's text was reformatted from a line-by-line list to a standard multi-line document layout. The substantive policy content, including the requirement for the Governor and state agencies to submit proposed legislation at least 45 to 60 days before a legislative session, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was converted from a vertical list format to a standard bill layout with numbered sections and proper spacing.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2026

How they voted

3213
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Feb 23, 2026
D Democratic15
1 Yea 13 Nay 1
86% Nay
R Republican34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Jun 2, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor.
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15.
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5131.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5131.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 5.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8253 adopted.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8253 filed.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 2. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 2, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 12:00PM House Lounge.
legislature
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Hora, Baeth and Smith.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 15.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.