Bill Text: IA SSB3099 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act permitting leaders of the general assembly to file amicus curiae briefs in appellate proceedings.(See SF 2171.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-30 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2171. [SSB3099 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB3099-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3099
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZAUN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
permitting
leaders
of
the
general
assembly
to
file
1
amicus
curiae
briefs
in
appellate
proceedings.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
625A.19
Members
of
the
general
1
assembly
as
amicus
curiae.
2
1.
When
the
constitutionality
of
an
Act
of
the
Iowa
3
legislature
is
drawn
into
question
in
any
appellate
proceeding
4
or
further
review
proceeding
to
which
the
general
assembly
5
or
an
officer,
agency,
or
employee
thereof
is
not
a
party,
6
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
the
minority
leader
of
7
the
senate,
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
8
and
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
9
each
be
permitted
to
file
an
amicus
curiae
brief
on
the
10
constitutionality
of
the
Act.
Other
members
of
the
general
11
assembly
may
sign
an
amicus
curiae
brief
filed
pursuant
to
this
12
subsection.
The
form
of
the
brief
shall
be
as
provided
in
rule
13
of
appellate
procedure
6.906.
14
2.
A
member
of
the
general
assembly
shall
not
sign
more
than
15
one
amicus
curiae
brief
in
an
appellate
proceeding
or
further
16
review
proceeding,
including
briefs
filed
pursuant
to
this
17
section
and
pursuant
to
other
provisions
of
law.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
allows
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
the
22
minority
leader
of
the
senate,
the
speaker
of
the
house
23
of
representatives,
and
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
24
representatives
to
file
an
amicus
curiae
brief
in
any
appellate
25
proceeding
when
the
constitutionality
of
an
Act
of
the
26
legislature
is
called
into
question.
Each
leader
may
file
a
27
separate
amicus
curiae
brief
in
the
proceeding.
The
leader’s
28
right
to
file
an
amicus
curiae
brief
does
not
require
the
leave
29
of
the
court
or
written
consent
of
the
parties.
The
bill
30
permits
a
legislator
to
sign
not
more
than
one
amicus
curiae
31
brief
in
an
appellate
proceeding
or
further
review
proceeding.
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