Legislation / HF 2717

HOUSE FILE 2717 Passed One Chamber

Executive branch functions, including legislative review, delay, and approval of administrative rules and ratification of certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards, and including applicability provisions

Sponsor   House Judiciary Committee Formerly   HF 2413 Last action   Message from House. S.J. 843. — April 21, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed Subcommittee
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Passed Committee
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Passed One Chamber
Passed Both Chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

27 declarations filed on this bill
● 6 For ● 3 Against ● 18 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HF 2413 Executive branch functions, including ratification of major administrative rules and certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2717.)
Passed Committee
SF 2314 Executive branch functions, including ratification of major administrative rules and certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards, and including applicability provisions.(See SF 2395.)
Passed Committee
SF 2395 Executive branch functions, including ratification of major administrative rules and certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards, and including applicability provisions
Passed Committee
Date Chamber Action
2026-02-24 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 401.
2026-03-19 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.
2026-04-07 House Amendment H-8326 filed. H.J. 838.
2026-04-20 House Amendment H-8381 to amendment H-8326 filed, adopted. H.J. 939.
2026-04-20 House Amendment H-8326 adopted, as amended. H.J. 939.
2026-04-20 House Passed House, yeas 60, nays 32. H.J. 939.
2026-04-20 House Immediate message. H.J. 947.
2026-04-21 Senate Message from House. S.J. 843.
2026-04-21 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 2395. S.J. 843.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-04-20 House Floor Passage 60 32 0 8 0 31 60 1 Bipartisan Opposition

Individual Votes

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
R 60 1 6
D 0 31 2
vote_text name party district
Nay J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Yea Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Wendy Larson R HD-007
Yea Ann Meyer R HD-008
Yea Henry Stone R HD-009
Yea John Wills R HD-010
Yea Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Yea David Sieck R HD-016
Yea Devon Wood R HD-017
Yea Tom Moore R HD-018
Yea Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Nay Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Yea Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Yea Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Absent Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Nay Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Nay Brian Meyer D HD-029
Nay Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Nay Mary Madison D HD-031
Nay Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Nay Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Nay Rob Johnson D HD-034
Nay Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Nay Austin Baeth D HD-036
Absent Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Nay Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Nay Heather Matson D HD-042
Yea Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Nay Larry McBurney D HD-044
Yea Brian Lohse R HD-045
Yea Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Yea Carter Nordman R HD-047
Yea Chad Behn R HD-048
Nay Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Nay Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Yea Brett Barker R HD-051
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Absent Shannon Latham R HD-055
Yea Mark Thompson R HD-056
Yea Pat Grassley R HD-057
Yea Charley Thomson R HD-058
Yea Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Yea Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Nay Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Yea Michael Bergan R HD-063
Yea Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Yea Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Yea Craig Johnson R HD-067
Yea Chad Ingels R HD-068
Yea Tom Determann R HD-069
Yea Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Absent Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Nay Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Nay Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Nay Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Nay Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Nay Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Nay Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Nay Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Nay Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Absent Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Nay Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Nay Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Absent Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Nay Elinor Levin D HD-089
Nay Adam Zabner D HD-090
Yea Judd Lawler R HD-091
Yea Heather Hora R HD-092
Yea Gary Mohr R HD-093
Yea Mike Vondran R HD-094
Yea Taylor Collins R HD-095
Yea Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Nay Ken Croken D HD-097
Nay Monica Kurth D HD-098
Nay Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
BlueGreen Alliance Against Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club Against Feb 26, 2026
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Against Mar 11, 2026
Americans For Prosperity For Feb 24, 2026
Cicero Action For Feb 24, 2026
Foundation for Government Accountability Action For Feb 24, 2026
Pacific Legal Foundation For Feb 26, 2026
State Policy Network For Feb 24, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Feb 25, 2026
Alliant Energy Corporation Undecided Apr 20, 2026
IPERS Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Board of Regents Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Economic Development Authority Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Finance Authority Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Utilities Commission Undecided Apr 20, 2026
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Undecided Feb 27, 2026
MidAmerican Energy Company Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Undecided Mar 15, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa Undecided Mar 15, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Undecided Mar 14, 2026
Valero Energy Corporation Undecided Apr 27, 2026
Waste Management, Inc. Undecided Feb 25, 2026 
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