Bill Text: IA HF2291 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to executive orders of the president of the United States.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-05 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 189. [HF2291 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-HF2291-Introduced.html
House File 2291 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2291 BY SHERMAN , STOLTENBERG , ANDREWS , HAYES , HENDERSON , GRABER , and GOLDING (COMPANION TO SF 2032 BY SALMON) A BILL FOR An Act relating to executive orders of the president of the 1 United States. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5708YH (2) 90 ss/ns
H.F. 2291 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 1.19 Presidential orders —— review. 1 1. The legislative council may review an executive order 2 issued by the president of the United States which has not been 3 affirmed by a vote of the Congress of the United States and 4 signed into law as prescribed by the constitution of the United 5 States and recommend to the attorney general and the governor 6 that the executive order be further reviewed. 7 2. Upon recommendation from the legislative council, the 8 attorney general shall review an executive order to determine 9 the constitutionality of the order and whether the state should 10 seek an exemption from the application of the order or seek to 11 have the order declared to be an unconstitutional exercise of 12 legislative authority by the president. 13 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 14 contrary, the state, a political subdivision of the state, or 15 any other publicly funded organization shall not implement an 16 executive order of the president of the United States that 17 restricts a person’s rights or that the attorney general 18 determines to be unconstitutional pursuant to subsection 2 and 19 which relates to any of the following: 20 a. A pandemic or other health emergency. 21 b. The regulation of natural resources, including coal and 22 oil. 23 c. The regulation of the agriculture industry. 24 d. The use of land. 25 e. The regulation of the financial sector as it relates to 26 environmental, social, or governance standards. 27 f. The regulation of the constitutional right to bear arms. 28 EXPLANATION 29 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 30 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 31 This bill relates to executive orders issued by the 32 president of the United States. The bill allows the 33 legislative council to review an executive order issued by the 34 president and not passed into law by the Congress of the United 35 -1- LSB 5708YH (2) 90 ss/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 2291 States. The legislative council may refer such orders to the 1 attorney general and governor for further review. The bill 2 requires the attorney general to determine whether an order 3 is constitutional and to decide whether to seek an exemption 4 from the order or a ruling on its constitutionality. The bill 5 prohibits the state, a political subdivision of the state, or 6 any publicly funded organization from enforcing a presidential 7 executive order that restricts a person’s rights or which the 8 attorney general has determined to be unconstitutional and 9 which is related to certain enumerated subjects. 10 -2- LSB 5708YH (2) 90 ss/ns 2/ 2
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