Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2037: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by state departments and agencies
Status: In committee, February 5, 2026
An Act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by state departments and agencies.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by state departments and agencies.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by state departments and agencies. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5021XS (6) ss/ns S.F. 2037 Section 1. Section 2.16, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 2. 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 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 the governor's office and such department or agency or the governor's office shall review and return it within seven days of …
Sponsors
- Michael Klimesh (R, 32) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2207 . S.J. 220 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 1:00PM Senate Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Westrich, Bisignano, and Salmon. S.J. 90 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 63 .
Subjects: legislative services agency, legislative branch, departments of state government, executive branch, general assembly
Common questions
- What is SF2037?
- SF2037 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by state departments and agencies.
- What does SF2037 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by state departments and agencies.
- What is the status of SF2037?
- In committee as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2207 . S.J. 220 . (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2037?
- Michael Klimesh (R, 32).
- Where is the official record for SF2037?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2037&ga=91
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