Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SF 540 — A bill for an act relating to the administration of elections.

Last action — Referred to State Government.

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to State Government.

  2. Committee report, approving bill.

  3. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 21 voted No

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 20002
Republican 23000
Total 49002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Goodwin — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Trone — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Hogg — Not Voting
Nunn — Not Voting
Taylor, T. — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Failed 1 Yea · 45 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 01800
Unaffiliated 02304
Democrat 1400
Total 14504
% of votes cast 2%90%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Cournoyer — Nay
Edler — Nay
Feenstra — Nay
Bolkcom — Nay
Boulton — Nay
Breitbach — Nay
Brown — Not Voting
Carlin — Nay
Celsi — Nay
Chapman — Nay
Giddens — Nay
Greene — Nay
Hogg — Nay
Jochum — Nay
Kapucian — Nay
Kinney — Not Voting
Lykam — Nay
Mathis — Not Voting
Miller-Meeks — Nay
Nunn — Nay
Ragan — Nay
Schneider — Nay
Segebart — Nay
Whiting — Nay
Zaun — Not Voting
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
Amy Sinclair Republican Nay
Annette Sweeney Republican Nay
Carrie Koelker Republican Nay
Chad Behn Republican Nay
Dan Dawson Republican Nay
Dan Zumbach Republican Nay
Dennis Guth Republican Nay
Jack Whitver Republican Nay
Jason Schultz Republican Nay
Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
Julian B. Garrett Republican Nay
Ken Rozenboom Republican Nay
Mark Costello Republican Nay
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Nay
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 30 Yea · 16 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15300
Unaffiliated 15804
Democrat 0500
Total 301604
% of votes cast 60%32%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Bolkcom — Nay
Boulton — Nay
Breitbach — Yea
Brown — Not Voting
Carlin — Yea
Celsi — Nay
Chapman — Yea
Giddens — Nay
Greene — Yea
Hogg — Nay
Jochum — Nay
Kapucian — Yea
Kinney — Not Voting
Lykam — Nay
Mathis — Not Voting
Miller-Meeks — Yea
Nunn — Yea
Ragan — Nay
Schneider — Yea
Segebart — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Not Voting
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Nay
Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 540?
SF 540 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT.
What is the current status of SF 540?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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