Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 69.19 (2026)

Terms of appointments confirmed by the senate

✓ current as of July 2026

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All terms of office of positions which are appointed by the governor, have a fixed term, and are subject to confirmation by the senate shall begin at 12:01 a.m. on May 1 in the year of appointment and expire at 12:00 midnight on April 30 in the year of expiration, except terms of office of members of the state transportation commission shall begin and expire as provided in section 307A.1A, subsection 1. [C81, §69.19] 2018 Acts, ch 1065, §1, 3, 4 Referred to in §8A.203, 8A.221, 8D.3, 10A.601, 15.105, 15.117A, 15.120, 16.2, 16.2C, 23.3, 29A.11, 35A.2, 46.1, 68B.32, 80.28, 80B.6, 84A.1A, 89.14, 89A.13, 97B.3, 97B.8A, 99D.5, 99D.6, 99G.8, 103.3, 123.5, 147.19, 159A.13, 169.5, 216.3, 216A.113, 216B.2, 217.2, 237.16, 256.3, 256.5A, 256.35B, 256.148, 257.30, 261A.6, 262.2, 368.9, 384.13, 418.5, 421.1A, 455A.5, 455A.6, 474.1, 505.2, 533.107, 542.4, 542B.4, 543B.8, 544A.1, 544B.3, 544C.2, 602.2102, 904A.1 Confirmation, see §2.32

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Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: Christopher J. Godfrey v. State of Iowa, Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, in His Off. Capacity, Renna Findley, Legal Couns. to the Governor of the State of Iowa, in Her Off. Capacity (Iowa 2021).

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Christopher J. Godfrey v. State of Iowa, Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, in His Off. Capacity, Renna Findley, Legal Couns. to the Governor of the State of Iowa, in Her Off. Capacity (Iowa 2021). · cites it 6× “See Iowa Code § 69.19 (2009); id. § 86.1. At trial, many witnesses testified that Godfrey was openly gay and that it was common knowledge Godfrey was openly gay.”

Christopher J. Godfrey v. State of Iowa, Terry Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, in His Off. Capacity, Brenna Findley, Legal Couns. to the Governor of the State of Iowa, in Her Off. Capacity (Iowa 2021). · cites it 6× “See Iowa Code § 69.19 (2009); id. § 86.1. At trial, many witnesses testified that Godfrey was openly gay and that it was common knowledge Godfrey was openly gay.”

Kooiker v. State (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “Each member shall serve a term of four years beginning and ending as provided by section 69.19,[4] except for members appointed to fill vacancies who shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term.”

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