IA HF 862

enacted

A bill for an act relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 862 pass?

Yes. IA HF 862 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Signed by Governor.

What is IA HF 862 about?

IA HF 862 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 862?

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY is the primary sponsor of IA HF 862.

Introduced: 2025-03-07
Latest action: 2025-05-19 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-19
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2025-05-19
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
2025-04-28
Message from House.
2025-04-24
Immediate message.
2025-04-24
Passed House, yeas 58, nays 30.
passage
2025-04-24
House concurred in Senate amendment H-1245.
2025-04-22
Explanation of vote.
2025-04-17
Senate amendment H-1245 filed.
amendment-introduction
2025-04-17
Message from Senate.
2025-04-16
Immediate message.
2025-04-16
Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17.
passage
2025-04-16
Amendment S-3107 filed, adopted.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2025-04-10
Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
2025-04-03
Placed on calendar.
2025-04-03
Committee report, recommending passage.
committee-passage
2025-04-02
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-01
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 10:30AM Room G15.
2025-03-31
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Knox, and Taylor.
2025-03-27
Read first time, referred to Judiciary.
reading-1
2025-03-27
Message from House.
2025-03-26
Immediate message.
2025-03-26
Passed House, yeas 93, nays 3.
passage
2025-03-26
Amendment H-1176 adopted.
amendment-passage
2025-03-25
Amendment H-1176 filed.
amendment-introduction
2025-03-07
Introduced, placed on calendar.
introduction

Versions

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Amendment H-1245Compare
Amendment S-3107Compare
Amendment H-1176Compare
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Documents

Votes

Shall the bill pass?
2025-03-26 · pass · 93-3
Member-level votes (102)
- Amos: yes
- Jr.: yes
- Andrews: yes
- Baeth: yes
- Bagniewski: yes
- Barker: yes
- Behn: yes
- Bergan: yes
- Blom: yes
- Bloomingdale: yes
- Boden: yes
- Bossman: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brown-Powers: yes
- Cisneros: yes
- Collins: yes
- Cooling: yes
- Croken: yes
- Determann: yes
- Dieken: yes
- Dunwell: yes
- Ehlert: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Gearhart: yes
- Gehlbach: yes
- Gerhold: yes
- Gjerde: yes
- Golding: yes
- Gosa: yes
- Grassley: yes
- Gustoff: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Henderson: yes
- Hermanson: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hora: yes
- Ingels: yes
- Jacoby: yes
- James: yes
- Jeneary: yes
- Johnson, C.: yes
- Johnson, R.: yes
- Judge: yes
- Kaufmann: yes
- Kniff: yes
- McCulla: yes
- Konfrst: yes
- Kressig: yes
- Kurth: yes
- Latham: yes
- Levin: yes
- Lundgren: yes
- Madison: yes
- Matson: yes
- McBurney: yes
- Meggers: yes
- Meyer, A.: yes
- Meyer, B.: yes
- Mohr: yes
- Mommsen: yes
- Moore: yes
- Nielsen: yes
- Nordman: yes
- Olson: yes
- Rinker: yes
- Scheetz: yes
- Scholten: yes
- Sexton: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sieck: yes
- Sitzmann: yes
- Smith: yes
- Sorensen: yes
- Srinivas: yes
- Stone: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Thomson: yes
- Turek: yes
- Vondran: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Weldon: yes
- Wengryn: yes
- Wessel-Kroeschell: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Wichtendahl: yes
- Wilburn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Windschitl: yes
- Wood: yes
- Wulf: yes
- Young: yes
- Zabner: yes
- Wills: yes
- Jones: no
- Lawler: no
- Lohse: no
- Fett: absent
- Gaines: absent
- Siegrist: absent
- Wilz: absent
Shall the bill pass?
2025-04-16 · pass · 30-17
Member-level votes (50)
- Winckler: no
- Zimmer: no
- Celsi: absent
- Garrett: absent
- Zumbach: absent
- Alons: yes
- Bisignano: yes
- Bousselot: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Costello: yes
- Dawson De Witt: yes
- Dickey: yes
- Evans: yes
- Green: yes
- Gruenhagen: yes
- Guth: yes
- Klimesh: yes
- Knox: yes
- Koelker: yes
- Kraayenbrink: yes
- Lofgren: yes
- Pike: yes
- Reichman: yes
- Rowley: yes
- Rozenboom: yes
- Salmon: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sinclair: yes
- Sires: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Webster: yes
- Whitver: yes
- Bennett: no
- Blake: no
- Donahue: no
- Dotzler: no
- Driscoll: no
- McClintock: no
- Petersen: no
- Quirmbach: no
- Staed: no
- Townsend: no
- Trone: no
- Garriott: no
- Wahls: no
- Warme: no
- Weiner: no
- Westrich: no
Shall the bill pass?
2025-04-24 · pass · 58-30
Member-level votes (104)
- Andrews: yes
- Barker: yes
- Behn: yes
- Bergan: yes
- Blom: yes
- Bloomingdale: yes
- Boden: yes
- Bossman: yes
- Collins: yes
- Determann: yes
- Dunwell: yes
- Fett: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Gearhart: yes
- Gehlbach: yes
- Gerhold: yes
- Golding: yes
- Grassley: yes
- Gustoff: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Henderson: yes
- Hermanson: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hora: yes
- Ingels: yes
- Jeneary: yes
- Johnson, C.: yes
- Johnson, R.: yes
- Judge: yes
- Kaufmann: yes
- Kniff: yes
- McCulla: yes
- Latham: yes
- Lundgren: yes
- McBurney: yes
- Meggers: yes
- Meyer, A.: yes
- Meyer, B.: yes
- Mohr: yes
- Mommsen: yes
- Moore: yes
- Nordman: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sitzmann: yes
- Smith: yes
- Sorensen: yes
- Stone: yes
- Thomson: yes
- Vondran: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Weldon: yes
- Wengryn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wilz: yes
- Windschitl: yes
- Wood: yes
- Young: yes
- Wills: yes
- Amos: no
- Jr.: no
- Baeth: no
- Brown-Powers: no
- Cooling: no
- Croken: no
- Ehlert: no
- Gjerde: no
- Gosa: no
- Jacoby: no
- James: no
- Jones: no
- Konfrst: no
- Kressig: no
- Kurth: no
- Lawler: no
- Levin: no
- Lohse: no
- Madison: no
- Matson: no
- Nielsen: no
- Olson: no
- Scholten: no
- Srinivas: no
- Thompson: no
- Turek: no
- Wessel-Kroeschell: no
- Wichtendahl: no
- Wilburn: no
- Wilson: no
- Zabner: no
- Bradley: absent
- Cisneros: absent
- Dieken: absent
- Gaines: absent
- Open: absent
- Rinker: absent
- Sexton: absent
- Sieck: absent
- Siegrist: absent
- Wheeler: absent
- Wulf: absent
- Rule 76: absent
- invoked, 1:: absent
- Bagniewski: absent

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