Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 2207Other education SF 2207
Changes deadline for governor and state agencies to submit bills The bill lengthens the deadline for the governor and state departments to submit proposed bills to the legislature from 45 to 60 days before a session. It does not directly address K-12 schools, students, teachers or school funding. The governor vetoed it on June 2, 2026.
Official title A bill for an act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state departments and agencies. (Formerly SF 2037.) Vetoed 6-2-26.
4 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Jun 2: Vetoed by Governor. S.J. 1034.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Apr 6 · 32–15, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats1 yes, 15 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 31 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 24 · 90–5, 5 not voting · Passed › Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): No Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Absent Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent ← Democrats26 yes, 5 no, 2 not voting Republicans → 64 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting House: House Committee On State Government Report Mar 19 · 19–2, 2 not voting · Passed › Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Absent Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Absent ← Democrats4 yes, 2 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 15 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Senate: Shall the bill pass? Feb 23 · 31–15, 4 not voting · Passed › Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Absent Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats1 yes, 15 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 30 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting Senate: Senate State Government Report Feb 5 · 12–6 · Passed › Senate: Senate State Government Report Feb 5 · 12–6 · Passed
Close Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes ← Democrats0 yes, 6 no Republicans → 12 yes, 0 no History Vetoed by Governor. S.J. 1034. Senate · Jun 2 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028. Senate · May 5 Message from Senate. H.J. 810. House · Apr 6 Immediate message. S.J. 719. Senate · Apr 6 Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 717. Senate · Apr 6 Senate concurred with S-5131. S.J. 717. Senate · Apr 6 Message from House, with amendment S-5131. S.J. 628. Senate · Mar 24 Immediate message. H.J. 742. House · Mar 24 Explanation of vote. H.J. 766. House · Mar 30 Passed House, yeas 90, nays 5. H.J. 739. House · Mar 24 Amendment H-8253 adopted. H.J. 739. House · Mar 24 Amendment H-8253 filed. H.J. 725. House · Mar 23 Placed on calendar. H.J. 711. House · Mar 19 Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 2. Excused, 2. H.J. 711. House · Mar 18 Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 711. House · Mar 18 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Mar 3 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 12:00PM House Lounge. House · Mar 2 Subcommittee: Hora, Baeth and Smith. H.J. 485. House · Mar 2 Read first time, referred to State Government. H.J. 416. House · Feb 25 Message from Senate. H.J. 379. House · Feb 23 Immediate message. S.J. 352. Senate · Feb 23 Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 15. S.J. 350. Senate · Feb 23 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 220. Senate · Feb 5 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 208. Senate · Feb 5