Meeting Public Comments

Subcommittee meeting and times are as follows:

SF 2039

A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act.

Subcommittee members: Holt-CH, Thomson, C., Wichtendahl

Date: Monday, March 9, 2026

Time: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: RM 103

Names and comments are public records. Remaining information is considered a confidential record.

Comments Submitted:

03-09-2026

Nancy Dugan

Senate File 2039 violates Article III, Section 1 of the Iowa constitution (separation of powers). You may want to change it, but I believe it would require a constitutional amendment, which to the best of my knowledge you have not proposed. Rep. Thomson, as an attorney, is heavily involved in the Republican Legislative Intervenors for Justice, which intervened in the Summit Carbon matter. Rep. Holt is also involved. It is my belief that all members of this group, the Free Soil Foundation, and the Dauntless Dozen have potential conflicts of interests. If any legislators have received funding related to their stance opposing eminent domain protections, then this may fall under Iowa Code section 68B.2A. I ask that you recuse yourselves from this matter as appropriate.