Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

HSB281 — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

Last action — Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 637.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 03, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on March 12, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 954.

  2. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. Excused 2. H.J. 556.

  3. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 556.

  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2025 12:00PM RM 19.

  6. Subcommittee: Harris, Kaufmann and Zabner. H.J. 489.

  7. Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 486.

  8. Summary of Legislation

  9. Acts Chapter 123

  10. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  11. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1228.

  12. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  13. Message from Senate. H.J. 905.

  14. Immediate message. S.J. 706.

  15. Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 705.

  16. Amendment S-3077 filed, lost. S.J. 704.

  17. Placed on calendar.

  18. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 682.

  19. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  20. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 11:30AM Senate Lounge.

  21. Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Alons, and Winckler. S.J. 661.

  22. Read first time, referred to State Government. S.J. 643.

  23. Message from House. S.J. 643.

  24. Immediate message. H.J. 809.

  25. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034.

  26. Explanation of vote. H.J. 945.

  27. Passed House, yeas 65, nays 31. H.J. 808.

  28. Amendment H-1162, yeas 31, nays 65, lost. H.J. 807.

  29. Amendment H-1152 adopted. H.J. 807.

  30. Amendments H-1152 and H-1162 filed. H.J. 791.

  31. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 637.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HSB281 do?
A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Who sponsors HSB281?
HSB281 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT.
What is the current status of HSB281?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 03, 2025. It awaits signature.
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