Bill Text: IA SF2171 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act permitting leaders of the general assembly to file amicus curiae briefs in appellate proceedings. (Formerly SSB 3099.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-19 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 953. [SF2171 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2171-Enrolled.html
Senate
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Enrolled
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AN
ACT
PERMITTING
LEADERS
OF
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
TO
FILE
AMICUS
CURIAE
BRIEFS
IN
APPELLATE
PROCEEDINGS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
625A.19
Members
of
the
general
assembly
as
amicus
curiae.
1.
When
the
constitutionality
of
an
Act
of
the
Iowa
legislature
is
drawn
into
question
in
any
appellate
proceeding
or
further
review
proceeding
to
which
the
general
assembly
or
an
officer,
agency,
or
employee
thereof
is
not
a
party,
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate,
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
and
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
each
be
permitted
to
file
an
amicus
curiae
brief
on
the
constitutionality
of
the
Act.
Other
members
of
the
general
assembly
may
sign
an
amicus
curiae
brief
filed
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
The
form
of
the
brief
shall
be
as
provided
in
rule
of
appellate
procedure
6.906.
Senate
File
2171,
p.
2
2.
A
member
of
the
general
assembly
shall
not
sign
more
than
one
amicus
curiae
brief
in
an
appellate
proceeding
or
further
review
proceeding,
including
briefs
filed
pursuant
to
this
section
and
pursuant
to
other
provisions
of
law.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2171,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
