âItâs done,â House Judiciary Committee Chairman Steve Holt, R-Denison, said Tuesday.
Although he is among Republicans lawmakers who frequently criticize decisions by âunelected judgesâ and âradical courts,â Holt said there were too many problems with the bill.
House File 109 was proposed by Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, as a âjudicial accountability bill.â
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Salmon, Holt and other Republicans have complained that the Iowa Supreme Court has created new law in some cases, such as the Varnum decision legalizing same-sex marriage, and in 2018 found a right to abortion in the state constitution.
Salmonâs plan would have provided the Legislature with a process for reviewing â and potentially overturning â any state Supreme Court decision that invalidates a law or has the effect of creating new law.