HF 2501 — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on May 02, 2026.
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430 added · 438 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to Bill HF 2501 focus on the process of canceling voter registrations and the procedures for election recounts. Most notably, if a voter's registration remains incomplete for ninety days without sufficient contact from the election commissioner or action from the registrant, it may be canceled. This change aims to streamline voter registration management and ensure that outdated or incomplete registrations do not affect the integrity of future elections. Additionally, modifications to the recount provisions are expected to clarify how and when recounts can be requested for public measures, providing clearer guidelines for citizens.
STATEHouse OFile F2501 IOWA- KIMEnrolled REYNOLDSHouse GOVERNORFile May2501 02,AN 2026ACT TheRELATING HonorableTO PaulTHE PateCONDUCT SecretaryOF ofELECTIONS. State of Iowa State Capitol Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Dear Mr.
Secretary, I hereby transmit:
House File 2501, an Act relating to the conduct of elections.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
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Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV ln1 m n m m n mn1 n n m1:
uI~ House F ile 2501 AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.
DIVISION I ELECTION MISCONDUCT ~—— INVESTIGATION SSection e1. c tio n 1S e c tio n 39A .l, Code 2026, i s amended by adding th e follow ing new su b se c tio n :
NEWSection SUBSECTION.39A.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
For purposes oof fthis tchapter, h“election iday” sincludes c h a p~election day- in c lu d e s any day on which vvoting otakes tinplace gin taperson, kincluding epursuant sto psection la53.10 cor e53.11. in p erso n , in Sec.
2.inSec. NEW SECTION.
t39A.82. eIn v e s tig a tio n o f e le c tio n o f f i c ~ an o tif ic a tio n .
ANEW lawSECTION. enforcem ent agency o r o th e r e n tity o f th e s t a t e o r a p o l i t i c a l su b d iv isio n o f th e s t a t e th a t conducts an in v e s tig a tio n o f an e le c tio n , th e a c tio n s o f e le c tio n o f f i c i a l s , or e le c tio n m isconduct s h a ll im m ediately n o tify th e s t a t e com m issioner, ex cep t th a t th e governor s h a ll im m ediately be n o tif ie d o f an in v e s tig a tio n o f th e s t a t e com m issioner.
House39A.8 FInvestigation ileof 2501,election pofficials .—— notification.
2A DIVISIONlaw Ienforcement Iagency CANCELLATIONor OFother VOTERentity REGISTRATIONof Sec.the state or a political subdivision of the state that conducts an investigation of an election, the actions of election officials, or election misconduct shall immediately notify the state commissioner, except that the governor shall immediately be notified of an investigation of the state commissioner.
House File 2501, p.
2 DIVISION II CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION Sec.
SSection e c tio n 48A.30, susubsection b1, se c tio n 1 , Code 2026, iis s amended by adding ththe efollowing fo llo w in g new pparagraph: arag rap h :
NEW PARAGRAPH.PARAGRAPH .
ii. .
The rregistration e g is tr a tio n has been ddesignated esigas nincomplete, ated a s in co m p lete, pending, oor runconfirmed unconfirmpursuant ed p u rsu an t to ssection e c tio n 48A.37, susubsection b se c tio n 2, fofor rninety ndays, in e ty d ay s, and ththe ecommissioner com m issioner has been unable to ccontact othe nregistrant, ta c t th e r e g i s t r a n t , or ththe eregistrant r e g is tr a n t has ffailed ato ilesubmit dtosufficient subminformation it s u f f ic ie n t in fo rm atio n to comcomplete, plete,verify, vor ecorrect rthe ifdefect y , o r c o rre c t th e d e fe c t in ththe eregistration rfollowing econtact g is tr a tio n fo llo w in g c o n ta c t by ththe ecommissioner. com m issioner.
DIVISION IIII I I ELECTION RECOUNTS ~—— PUBLIC MEASURES Sec.
SSection e c tio n 50.49, susubsections b se c tio n s 1 and 2, Code 2026, aare re amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
A1. reco u n t fo r any p u b lic m easure s h a ll be o rd ered by th e board o f c a n v a sse rs i f a p e titio n re q u e stin g a reco u n t i s f i l e d w ith th e s t a t e com m issioner fo r a p u b lic m easure voted on by th e e le c to r s o f th e e n tir e s t a t e , o r th e county com m issioner fo r a l l o th e r p u b lic m easures, n o t l a t e r than th re e days a f t e r th e com pletion o f th e canvass o f v o te s fo r th e e le c tio n a t which th e q u e stio n appeared on th e b a llo t and th e a b s tr a c ts p rep ared p u rsu an t to s e c tio n 50.24 in d ic a te th a t th e d iffe re n c e between th e a ffirm a tiv e and n e g a tiv e v o te s c a s t on th e p u b lic m easure i s le s s th an f if te e n hundredths o f one p e rc e n t fo r a p u b lic m easure voted on by th e e le c to r s o f th e e n tir e s t a t e , or le s s th an e ith e r one p e rc e n t o r f i f t v o te s , w hichever i s l e s s e r , fo r a l l o th e r p u b lic m easuresFor a p u b lic m easure th a t i s n o t voted on by th e e le c to r s o f th e e n tir e s t a t e and th a t re q u ire s th e a ffirm a tiv e v o te o f a t l e a s t s ix ty p e rc e n t o f th e v o te s c a s t on th e p u b lic m easure, th e a b s tr a c ts p rep ared p u rsu an t to s e c tio n 50.24 must in d ic a te th a t th e d iffe re n c e between p assag e and d e fe a t o f th e p u b lic m easure i s le s s th an e ith e r one p e rc e n t or f i f tv o te s , w hichever i s l e s s e r .The p e titio n s h a l l be sig n ed by th e g r e a te r o f n o t le s s than ten e l i g i b l e e le c to r s or a number o f e l i g i b l e e le c to r s eq u alin g one p e rc e n t o f th e t o t a l number o f v o te s c a s t upon th e p u b lic m easure.
EachA precount efor titioany npublic emeasure rshall must be ordered by the board of canvassers if a ppetition ersorequesting na whorecount wasis efiled nwith tthe istate tcommissioner lfor ea dpublic measure voted on by the electors of the entire state, or the county commissioner for all other public measures, not later than three days after the completion of the canvass of votes for the election at which the question appeared on the ballot and the abstracts prepared pursuant to vsection o50.24 teindicate that the difference between the affirmative and negative votes cast on ththe epublic pmeasure uis bless licthan mfifteen easurehundredths inof qone upercent efor stioa npublic omeasure rvoted wouldon haveby beenthe soelectors Houseof Fthe ileentire 2501,state, p.or less than either one percent or fifty votes, whichever is lesser, for all other public measures.
3For ea npublic titlemeasure dthat iis fnot regvoted isteredon by the electors of the entire state and that requires the affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of the votes cast on the public measure, the abstracts prepared pursuant to vote.section 50.24 must indicate that the difference between passage and defeat of the public measure is less than either one percent or fifty votes, whichever is lesser.
The petition shall be signed by the greater of not less than ten eligible electors or a number of eligible electors equaling one percent of the total number of votes cast upon the public measure.
Each petitioner must be a person who was entitled to vote on the public measure in question or would have been so House File 2501, p.
3 entitled if registered to vote.
The recount sshall h a ll be conducted by a board which shshall aconsist llof: co n sistof~ the commissioner and the commissioner's s ta f f , which may include persons employed by the commissioner to ta lly b a llo ts during the e le c tio n .
the commissioner and the commissioner’s staff, which may include persons employed by the commissioner to tally ballots during the election.
A desig8eedesignee 8amednamed i8in tfiethe ppetition erequesting titiothe 8recount. reqttesti8g tfie recott8t.
A desig8eedesignee 8amednamed by tfiethe commissio8eEcommissioner aat t or before tfiethe time tfiethe board is reqttiredrequired to C08Ve8e.convene.
A perso8person cfiose8chosen jojointly i8 tly by tfiethe members desig8ateddesignated tt8derunder paragrapfisparagraphs ''a''a8“a” dand "“b”. b " .
Section 550.49, 0subsection .43, 9subsectionCode 3 ,Code 2026, is amended to read as followfollows: s:
The commissioner shshall a ll convene the persons designated under subsection 2, paragrapfisparagraphs "“a” aand a8d“b”, "not blater "not la te r than 9:00 a.m.
on the seventh day following the canvass of the electioelection n in question.
IIf fthose tfiose two members ca880tcannot agree 08on tfiethe tfiirdthird member by 8:00 a.m.
08on tfiethe 8i8tfininth day followi8gfollowing tfiethe ca8vass,canvass, tfieythey sfiallshall immediately 8notify othe tifychief tfiejudge cfiief jttdge of tfiethe jttdjudicial icialdistrict din iwhich sthe tcanvass ris ioccurring, cwho tshall i8appoint wfiicfithe tfiethird ca8vass i s occttrriag, wfio sfiall appoi8t tfie tfiird member aotnot lalater tethan r tfia8 5:00 p.m.
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oaon tfiethe eleveatfieleventh day followiagfollowing tfiethe caavass.canvass.
Section 552.5, 2 .5 subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended to read as followfollows: s:
The sstate ta te commissioner sshall hformulate, a ll form ulate, with the advice and assistanassistance ce of the examiners, and adopt rules governing the tetesting stin g and examination of any ooptical p tic a l scan voting system by the board of examiners.
The rurules lesshall sh a ll prescribe the method to be used in determindetermining i ng whether the system is susuitable ita b le for use wwithin ithin the sstate ta te and performance standards for voting equipment in use wwithin ithin the sstate. ta te .
The rurules lesshall sh a ll provide ththat atall aoptical l l o p tic a l scan voting systems approved for use by the examiners aafter fteApril r9, A pril 9 , 2003, shshall a ll meet voting systems performance and tetest s t standards, as adopted by the federal United SStates tateselection electioassistance n assistan ce commission oaon AApril pril 30, ~2002, , and as deemed adopted by the federal Help America Vote Act, Pub.
107-252, ~§222 116 SStat. ta t.1666.
The1666. ru les sh a ll include standards for determ ining when re c e rtific a tio n House F ile 2501, p.
4The isrules necessaryshall followinginclude mstandards odifications to the equipment or to the programs used in tab u latin g votes, and a procedure for rescindingdetermining cwhen erecertification rtificHouse aFile tio2501, np. i f a system is found not to comply with performance standards adopted by the s ta te commissioner.
4 is necessary following modifications to the equipment or to the programs used in tabulating votes, and a procedure for rescinding certification if a system is found not to comply with performance standards adopted by the state commissioner.
52.39 Election equipment~equipment —— physical secusecurity. rity .
EElection lection equipment, including electioelection n equipment not cucurrently rren tly in use, shshall a ll be secured by a tamtamper-evident per-evident seal aat tall atimes. l l tim es.
Section 53.23, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as followfollows: s:
The commissioner shshall aset ll se t a convening time for the board of no lalater te r than 9:00 a.m.
on electioelection n day for a general electioelection n or a statewstatewide idespecial spelection ecial e le c tio n , allowing a reasonable amount of time to complete counting aall l l absentee bballots a llo ts by 10:00 p.m.
on electioelection n day.
Section 44.8, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as followfollows: s:
OObjections bjectionsfiled file d with the ccity ity clerk commissioner pursuant to sectiosection n 277.5 or 362.4 eror with the ceffliftissieHercommissioner for an eelective lecity coffice tivshall e c ity o ffic e s h a ll be considered by the ffiayermayor aHdand clerk aHdand eHeone ffieffibermember of the cettHcilcouncil cheseHchosen by the cettHcilcouncil by bballot, aand lle t, aHd a ffiajeritymajority deeisieHdecision shshall a ll be fiHfinal al as provided in section 44.7, except as otherwotherwise ise provided in ththis issection. sectio n .
However, iif f the ebjectieHobjection is to the ccertificate e r tif ic a te of HOffiiHatieHnomination of eeither ith e r of thesethose ccity ityofficials, othat fofficial fshall icnot ia ls , th a t o f f ic ia l sh a ll Hot pass ttpeHupon the ebjectieHobjection, ,but bttt the oofficial’s f f i c i a l 's place shshall a ll be ffilled ille d by a ffieffibermember of the cettHcilcouncil agaiHstagainst wheffiwhom Heno sttchsuch ebjectieHobjection eexists, xchosen is ts , cheseH as above provided.
Section 44.9, subsections 2, 3, and 5, Code 2026, are amended to read as followfollows: s:
In the ooffice ffic e of the appropriate commissioner, aat tleast le a s t seventy-four days before the date of the eelection, le c tio n , except as otherwotherwise ise provided in subsection 3, 5, or 6.
In the ooffice ffic e of the appropriate school beardboard secretary House FFile ile 2501, pp. .
5 comcommissioner m issioner in case oof f a reregularly g u la rly scheduled school eelection le c tio n , aat tleast lforty-two e a s t fo rty - t wo days bbefore ethe fo re th e day oof f a reregularly g u la rly scheduled schschool oelection. o l e le c tio n .
In ththe eoffice oof fthe fappropriate iccommissioner eor o f th e a p p ro p ria te com m issioner e f " school board ssecretary e c re ta ry in case oof f a sspecial pelection e c ia l e le c tio n to ffill ivacancies, lat lvleast atwenty-five c a n c ie s, a t l e a s t tw e n ty -fiv e days bbefore ethe fo re th e day oof felection. e le c tio n .
SSection ectio n 44.11, Code 2026, iis s amended to read aas sfollows: fo llo w s:
44.11 VacancieVacancies sfilled. f i l l e d .
IIf f a ccandidate a n d id a te named under tthis hchapter iwithdraws s c h a p te r w ithdraw s or ddies iebefore sthe bdeadline eestablished fo re th e d e a d lin e e s ta b lis h e d in ssection e44.9, cdeclines tio n 4 4 .9 , d e c lin e s a nomnomination, ination, or iif f a ccertificate eof rnomination tis iheld finsufficient i c a t e o f nom ination i s h eld in s u f f ic ie n t or ininoperative o p e ra tiv e by ththe eofficer owith f f ic e r w ith whom iit tis irequired s re q u ire d to be ffiled, ior l e d ,or in case any oobjection b je c tio n made to a ccertificate eof rnomination, tor i f i c a t e o f nom ination, o r to ththe eeligibility eof l i g i b i l i t y o f any ccandidate a n d id a te named in ththe ecertificate, cis esustained r t i f i c a t e , i s s u s ta in e d by ththe e board apappointed p o in ted to determdetermine ine such qquestions, uthe e s tio n s , th e vacancy or vvacancies acan cies may be ffilled i l l e d by ththe econvention, coor ncaucus, vor en tio n , o r cau cu s, o r in such manner as such coconvention n v en tio n or caucus has ppreviously reprovided. v io u sly p ro v id ed .
The vacancy oor rvacancies vshall acan cies s h a ll be ffilled inot lless lthan eseventy-six d n o t le s s th an s e v e n ty -s ix days bbefore ethe foelection re th e e le c tio n in ththe e case oof fnominations nomrequired inations re q u ire d to be ffiled iwith lthe estate dcommissioner, w ith th e s t a t e com m issioner, not leless sthan ssixty-nine th an s ix ty -n in e days bbefore ethe foelection re th e e le c tio n in ththe e case oof fnominations nomrequired inations re q u ire d to be ffiled iwith lthe ecommissioner, dnot wless ith th e com m issioner, n o t le s s than foforty-two rty -tw o days bbefore efothe reelection th e e le c tio n in ththe e case oof fnominations nomrequired inations re q u ire d to be ffiled i l e in ththe eoffice oof fthe f ic e o f th e school board ssecretary ewith cthe recommissioner tafor ry w ith th e com m issioner fo r school eelections, le c tio n s , and not leless s s than foforty-two rty -tw o days bbefore ethe foelection re th e e le c tio n in ththe e case oof fnominations nomrequired inations re q u ire d to be ffiled ilewith dthe wcommissioner ithfor thcity eelections. com m issioner fo r c i t y e le c tio n s .
SSection ectio n 275.25, susubsection b1, se c tio n 1 , paragraph bb, , Code 2026, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
The eelection leshall c tio n s h a ll be conducted as provided in ssection e c tio n 277.3, and nomnomination inationpetitions pshall e titio n s s h a ll be ffiled ipursuant l e d p u rsu an t to ssection e c tio n 277.4, exexcept cep t as ootherwise th erw ise provided in tthis hsubsection. i s s u b s e c tio n .
NomNomination inationpetitions pshall e titio n s s h a ll be ffiled iwith lthe esecretary dof withe th th e s e c re ta ry o f th e board oof fthe thexisting eschool edistrict x is tin g sch o o l d i s t r i c t in which ththe ecandidate canresides d id ate re s id e s county comcommissioner mof issionerelections odescribed f e le c tio n s d e sc rib e d in paragraph ''a-“a” not leless sthan stwenty-eight th an tw e n ty -e ig h t days bbefore ethe fodate reset thfor ethe d a te s e t fo r th e House FFile ile 2501, pp. .
6 sspecial pschool eelection. c ia l sch o o l e le c tio n The s e c re ta ry o f th e board county com m issioner of e le c tio n s , o r th e s e c r e ta r y 's com m issioner's d e sig n e e , s h a ll be p re s e n t in th e s e c r e ta r y 's com m issioner's o f f ic e u n t i l 5:00 p.m .
onThe thsecretary eof fthe iboard ncounty acommissioner lof dayelections, toor fthe isecretary’s lcommissioner’s edesignee, thshall ebe nompresent inationin pthe asecretary’s pcommissioner’s eoffice rs.until 5:00 p.m.
~heon aomthe inationfinal pday ap ers s h a ll be d e liv e re d to thfile ethe coHl:fftissioaernomination nopapers. l a t e r th aa 5:00 p.m .
OHThe thnomination epapers twshall entybe sedelivered vto ethe acommissioner thno daylater bthan efo5:00 rep.m. th e e le c tio a .
on the twenty-seventh day before the election.
SSection e277.4, csubsections tio1, n 2 7 7 .4 , su b se c tio 1 , 3, and 4, Code 2026, aare re amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
Nom1. ination p ap ers fo r a l l c a n d id a te s fo r e le c tio n to o f f ic e in each sch o o l d i s t r i c t s h a ll be f i l e d wi t h th e s e c r e ta r y o f th e school board county com m issioner o f e le c tio n s not more th an sev en ty -o n e days nor le s s th an fo rty -s e v e n days b efo re th e e le c tio n .
NomNomination inationpapers pfor eall titiocandidates nfor selection sto hoffice ain lleach school district shall be ffiled iwith lthe esecretary dof nthe oschool tboard lcounty acommissioner tof eelections rnot thmore anthan 5:00seventy-one p.m.days nor less than forty-seven days before the election.
onNomination thpetitions eshall lbe afiled snot tlater daythan fo5:00 rp.m. f i l i n g .
Ion fthe thlast eday schoolfor boardfiling. s e c re ta ry i s a o t re a d ily a v a ila b le d u riag aorm al o f f ic e h o u rs, th e s e c re ta ry may d e s ig a a te a f u l l tim e employee o f th e sch o o l d i s t r i c t who i s o r d in a r ily a v a ila b le to a c c e p t nom ination p ap ers uader t h i s s e c tio a .
OnIf ththe eschool fboard insecretary ais lnot dreadily aavailable teduring fonormal roffice fhours, ithe lsecretary imay ndesignate noma inationfull-time papersLemployee thof ethe oschool fdistrict fwho icis eordinarily oavailable fto thaccept enomination schpapers ounder othis lsection. s e c re ta ry county com m issioner o f e le c tio n s s h a ll remain open u n t i l 5:00 p.m.
On the final date for filing nomination papers, the office of the school secretary county commissioner of elections shall remain open until 5:00 p.m.
The ssecretary eof cthe re ta ry o f th e school board county comcommissioner mof issionerelections oshall faccept ethe lepetition cfor tiofiling nif s s h a ll accep t th e p e titio n fo r f i l i n g i f on iits t s face iit t appears to have ththe erequisite r e q u is ite number oof fsignatures s ig n a tu re s and iif fit iis ttimely ifiled. s tim ely f i l e d .
The ssecretary eof cthe re ta ry o f th e school board county comcommissioner mof issionerelections oshall fnote e le c tio n s s h a ll n o te upon each ppetition e t i t i o n and aaffidavit faccepted ffor ifiling dthe adate v i t accep ted fo r f i l i n th e d a te and timtime ethat ththe apetition t th e p e t i t i o n was ffiled. i l e dThe s e c r e ta r y o f th e sch o o l board s h a ll d e liv e r a l l ao m iaatiea p e t i t i o a sto g e th e r w ith th e com plete te x t o f any p u b lic m easure being su b m itted by th e board to th e e le c to ra te T to th e county com m issioner o f e le c tio n s on th e day fo llo w in g th e l a s t day on which nom ination p e titio n s can be f i l e d and not l a t e r th an 12:00 noon on th a t day.
The secretary of the school board shall deliver all nomination petitions, together with the complete text of any public measure being submitted by the board to the electorate, to the county commissioner of elections on the day following the last day on which nomination petitions can be filed, and not later than 12:00 noon on that day.
Any pperson erso n on whose bbehalf enomination hpetitions a lf nom ination p e titio n s have been ffiled iunder lthis esection dunder t h i s s e c tio n may wwithdraw ithdraw as a ccandidate a n d id a te by ffiling i l i n g a sigsigned nstatement ed sta te m e n t to ththat aeffect twith ethe fsecretary f e c t w ith th e s e c re ta ry county comcommissioner mof issionerelections oconsistent fwith esection le44.9. c tio n s c o n s is te n t w ith s e c tio n 4 4 .9 .
SSection e c tio n 277.5, Code 2026, iis s amended to read as House FFile ile 2501, pp. .
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277.5 OObjections bjections to nomnominations. inations.
O1. b jectio n s to th e le g a l s u ffic ie n c y o f a nom ination p e titio n o r to th e e l i g i b i l i t y o f a c a n d id a te may be f i l e d by any person who would have th e r ig h t to v o te fo r a c a n d id a te fo r th e o f f ic e in q u e s tio n .The o b je c tio n must be f ile d w ith th e s e c re ta ry o f th e school board county com m issioner o f e le c tio n s a t l e a s t fo rty -tw o days b efo re th e day o f th e school e le c tio n .
WhenObjections o b je c tio n s a re filed~ n o tic e s h a ll fo rth w ith be given to ththe elegal csufficiency aof n d id a tenomination apetition for f e c te d , ad d ressed to ththe eeligibility cof a ncandidate dmay idbe afiled teby 'sany pperson lawho cwould e o f re sid e n c e as given on th e c a n d id a te 's a f f i d a v i t , s t a t i n g th a t o b je c tio n s have beenthe maderight to thvote efor le g a lcandidate sfor uthe fficoffice iein nquestion. c y o f th e p e t i t i o n or to th e e l i g i b i l i t y o f th e c a n d id a te , and a ls o s ta tin g th e tim e and p la c e th e o b je c tio n s w ill be c o n sid e re d .
The objection must be filed with the secretary of the school board county commissioner of elections at least forty-two days before the day of the school election.
When objections are filed, notice shall forthwith be given to the candidate affected, addressed to the candidate’s place of residence as given on the candidate’s affidavit, stating that objections have been made to the legal sufficiency of the petition or to the eligibility of the candidate, and also stating the time and place the objections will be considered.
OObjections bshall je c tio n s s h a ll be coconsidered nnot sidlater eredthan n o t l a t e r th an two working days fofollowing llothe wreceipt inof gthe thobjections e r e c e ip t o f th e o b je c tio n s by ththe epresident pof rethe sschool idboard, ethe nsecretary tof othe f th e sch o o l b o ard , th e s e c re ta ry o f th e school bboard, o ard , and one aadditional d d itio n a l member oof fthe th e school board chosen by bballot. a l l o t .
IIf fobjections o b je c tio n s have been ffiled i l e d to ththe enominations nomof inationseither oof fthose eschool ithofficials, ethat rofficial oshall fnot thpass o se sch o o l o f f i c i a lth a t o f f i c i a l s h a l l n o t p ass on ththe eobjection. o b je c tio n .Phe o f f i c i a l 's p la c e s h a ll be f i l lby a member o f th e school board a g a in s t whom no o b je c tio n e x i s t s .
PheThe replacemofficial’s entplace sshall h a ll be chosenfilled by b a llomember tof asthe providedschool inboard sagainst ewhom cno tioobjection nexists. 4 .7 .
The replacement shall be chosen by ballot as provided in section 44.7.
SSection ectio n 279.6, susubsection b1, se c tio n 1 , paragraph b, subparagraph (1(1), ), Code 2026, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
(1) IIf fwithin wfourteen ith in fo u rte e n days aafter fpublication tof e r p u b lic a tionotice nrequired opursuant f a n o tic e re q u ire d p u rsu an t to paragraph ~aN“a” fofor r a vacancy ththat aoccurs t o ccu rs more ththan an one hundred eeighty ig h ty days bbefore ethe fo re th e next reregular g u la r school eelection, leor cafter tiothe nfiling ,period ocloses rpursuant a f t e r th e f i l i n g p e rio d c lo s e s p u rsu an t to ssection e c tio n 277.4, susubsection b1, sefor cthe tionext nregular 1 , fo r th e n ex t re g u la r school eelection, lethere cis tiofiled nwith ,the thsecretary eof rethe i s f i l e d w ith th e s e c re ta ry o f th e school board county comcommissioner mof issionerelections o f e le c tio n s a ppetition erequesting titio n re q u e stin g a sspecial pelection e c ia l e le c tio n to ffill ithe lth e vacancy, an appointmappointment ent to ffill ithe l l th e vacancy iis stemporary temuntil porary u n t i l a susuccessor ccessois relected i s e le c te d and qqualified, u a lif ie d , and ththe e board sshall hcall a llspecial celection apursuant l l a s p e c ia l e le c tio n p u rsu an t to ssection e c tio n 279.7, to ffill ithe l l th e vacancy fofor rthe thremaining ebalance remof ainingthe b alan ce o f th e unexpired termterm. .
SSection ectio n 279.6, susubsection b se c tio n 2, Code 2026, iis s amended House FFile ile 2501, pp. .
8 to read as fofollows: llo w s:
A vacancy sshall h a l l be ffilled iat lthe lnext eregular dschool aelection tif th e n ex t re g u la r sch o o l e le c tio n i f a member oof f a school board reresigns s ig n s from ththe e board nnot olater tthan lforty-five a t e r th an f o r ty - f iv e days bbefore ethe foelection re th e e le c tio n and ththe enotice nof oresignation ticspecifies e o f re s ig n a tio n s p e c if ie s an eeffective fdate fat ethe c tiv e d a te a t th e beginning oof fthe th e next term oof foffice ofor felective f ic e fo r e le c tiv e school oofficials. f f i c i a l s .The p re s id e n t o f th e board s h a l l d e c la re th e o f f ic e v acan t as o f th e d a te o f th e next o rg a n iz a tio n a l m eeting.
NomThe inationpresident pof apthe ersboard sshall hdeclare athe lloffice bevacant reas eof ethe ivdate eof dthe fnext ileorganizational dmeeting. w ith th e county com m issioner o f e le c tio n s fo r th e unexpired term o f th e re sig n in g member.
TheNomination personpapers eshall lebe creceived tefiled dwith athe tcounty thcommissioner eof nextelections refor gthe uunexpired laterm rof schoolthe eresigning lemember. c tio n to f i l l th e vacancy s h a ll tak e o f f ic e a t th e same tim e and p la c e as th e o th e r e le c te d school board members.
The person elected at the next regular school election to fill the vacancy shall take office at the same time and place as the other elected school board members.
SSection e362.4, csubsection tio n 3 6 2 .4 , su b se c tio n 3, Code 2026, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
PPetitions e titio n s which have been accepaccepted tedfor fofiling rare fvalid iunless lwritten iobjections nare gfiled awith rethe vcity aclerk lidcommissioner uwithin nfive le ss w ritte n o b je c tio n s a re f i l e d w ith th e e i t y e le rk com m issioner w ith in fiv e working days aafter fthe tpetition eis rreceived. th e p e titio n i s re c e iv e d .The o b je c tio n p ro c e ss in s e c tio n 44.8 s h a ll be follow ed.
The objection process in section 44.8 shall be followed.
SSection ectio376.4, nsubsections 31, 7 6 .4 , su b se c tio n s 1 , 3, 4, 55, , and 66, , Code 2026, aare re amended to read aas sfollows: fo llo w s:
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An eeligible lelector iof g i b l e e le c to r o f a ccity i t y may become a ccandidate afor n d id a te fo r an eelective lecity coffice tiv e c i t y o f f ic e by ffiling iwith lthe i nw ith th e county comcommissioner mof issionerelections oresponsible f e le c tio n s re sp o n sib le under ssection e c tio n 47.2 fofor r conducting eelections leheld cfor tiothe ncity s h eld fo r th e c i t y a vvalid apetition lidrequesting pthat ethe telector’s i t i o n re q u e stin g th a t th e e l e c t o r ·s name be pplaced laced on ththe eballot bfor athat llooffice, t fo r th a t o f f ic e , or by filiHfiling g a vvalid apetition lidwith pthe edesignated titiocity Hclerk \iitfi. tfie desigH ated e i t y e le r k .The p e t i t i o n must be f i l e d n o t more than sev en ty -o n e days and not le s s th an fo rty -se v e n days b e fo re th e d a te of th e e le c tio n , and must be signed by e l i g i b l e e le c to r s equal in number to a t l e a s t two p e rc e n t o f th o se who voted to f i l lth e same o f f ic e a t th e l a s t re g u la r c i t y e le c tio n , but not le s s than ten p e rso n s.
However,The fopetition r th o se c i t i e s which may be re q u ire d to hold a prim ary e le c tio n , th e p e titio n must be ffiled i l e d not more ththan anseventy-one edays igand hnot tyless -than fforty-seven iv e days andbefore notthe ledate sof sthe thelection, anand smust ixbe tysigned -by eeligible igelectors hequal tin daysnumber bto eat foleast retwo thpercent eof dthose awho tevoted oto ffill ththe esame reoffice gat uthe lalast rregular ccity ielection, tbut ynot eless lethan cten tiopersons. n .
NomHowever, inationfor pthose ecities titiowhich nmay sbe srequired hto hold a llprimary beelection, fthe ipetition lmust ebe dnotfiled lnot amore tthan eeighty-five rdays and not less than 5:00sixty-eight p.m.days before the date of the regular city election.
onNomination thpetitions eshall lbe afiled snot tlater daythan fo5:00 rp.m. f i l i n g .
Houseon Fthe ilelast 2501,day p.for filing.
House File 2501, p.
The ppetitioners e titio n e rs for an individual seeking electioelection n from a ward must be residresidents en ts of the ward aat t the ttime ime of signing the ppetition. e titio n .An individual is not e lig ib le for electio n from a ward unless the individual is a resid en t of the ward a t the time the individual f ile s the p e titio n and a t the time of e le c tio n .
An individual is not eligible for election from a ward unless the individual is a resident of the ward at the time the individual files the petition and at the time of election.
~fieThe cottatycounty commissioaercommissioner ffiaymay desigaatedesignate the ccity ity clerk of a ccity ity to receive aoffiiaatioanomination papers for eelective lecity coffices. tiv e c ity o ffic e s.
IIf f so desigaated,designated, the ccity ity clerk shshall a ll have aall l l the dtttiesduties of the cottatycounty commissioaercommissioner provided iain ththis issection. se c tio a .
On the finfinal a l date for filinfiling g nomination papers the ooffice ffic e of the county commissioner aadand the ooffice ffic e of the ccity ity clerk desigaateddesignated pttrsttaatpursuant to sttbsectioasubsection 1 shshall a ll remain open uuntil n til 5:00 p.m.
The county commissioner or the ccity ity clerk desigaateddesignated pttrsttaatpursuant to sttbsectioasubsection 1 shshall a ll review each ppetition e titio n and aaffidavit ffid a v it of candidacy for completeness fofollowing llo wing the standards in section 45.5 and shshall a ll accept the ppetition e titio n for filinfiling gif i f on iits t s face iit t appears to have the rerequisite q u isite number of signatures and iif fit i t is timtimely elyfiled. file d .
The county commissioner or the desigaateddesignated ccity ity clerk sshall h a ll note upon each ppetition e titio n and aaffidavit ffid a v it accepted for filinfiling g the date and time ththat at they were filefiled. d .
The county commissioner or the desigaateddesignated ccity ity clerk shshall areturn ll retu rn any rejected nomination papers to the person on whose behalf the nomination papers were filefiled. d .
Nomination papers filefiled d with the county commissioner eor fthe tfiecity c ity clerk desigaateddesignated pttrsttantpursuant to sttbsectioasubsection 1 shshall a ll be avavailable ailab le for public inspection.
The ccity ity clerk sshall hdeliver a ll d eliv er the tetext x t of any public measure being submitted by the ccity ity council to the eelectorate le c to ra te to the county commissioner of eelections. le c tio n s.
IIf fthe tcounty hecommissioner cottnty commissioaer has desigaateddesignated the ccity ity clerk to recei?ereceive noffiiaatioanomination papers for eelective lecity coffices tivpursuant e c ity o ffic e s pttFsttaat to sttbsectioasubsection 1,1 , the ccity ity clerk sshall hdeliver a ll d eliv er the HOffiiaatioanomination papers accepted for ffiling ilia g to the cottatycounty commissioaer.commissioner.
The textext t of any public measure and nomination papers required to be delivered under ththis is subsection shshall a ll be delivered no lalater te r than the day aafter fte r the lalast s t day on which nomination ppetitions e titio n s can be filefiled, d , and not lalater te r than 12:00 noon on ththat at day.
House FFile ile 2501, pp. .
SSection e c tio n 376.10, Code 2026, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
376.10 CContest. o n test.
A nomnomination ination or eelection le c tio n to a ccity ioffice t y o f f ic e may be ccontested o n te ste d in ththe e manner provided in cchapter h a p te r 62 fofor rcontesting celections o n te s tin g e le c tio n s to county ooffices, fexcept fthat ic e s , ex cep t th a tstatement aof staintent te m e n t o f in te n t to ccontest o n te s t must be ffiled iwith lthe ecity dclerk w ith th e c i t y c le rk county comcommissioner mof issionerelections owithin ften e le c tio n s w ith in te n days aafter fthe tnomination eor relection. th e nom ination o r e le c tio n .
SSection e c tio n 376.11, susubsections b se c tio n s 1 and 2, Code 2026, aare re amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
W1. rite -in v o te s a re p e rm itte d to be c a s t in a l l e le c tio n s fo r c i t y o f f ic e s .A p erso n who re c e iv e s a s u f f ic ie n t number o f w r ite - in v o te s to be e le c te d to a c i t y o f f ic e s h a l l be d e c la re d th e w inner o f th e e le c tio n .
IWrite-in fvotes thare epermitted rto e s u lt i s a t i e v o te , l o t s s h a ll be drawncast pin uall rsuelections anfor tcity tooffices. s e c tio n 5 0 .4 4 .
IA f a person who wasreceives ea lesufficient cnumber teof dwrite-in byvotes wto rbe iteelected - in v o te s chooses n o t to se rv e in th a tcity ooffice fshall fbe icdeclared ethe ,winner thof ethe pelection. erso n s h a l l subm it a re s ig n a tio n in w ritin g to th e e-:i:-ty c le rk county com m issioner o f e le c tio n s not l a t e r than 5:00 p.m .
onIf ththe eresult teis na thtie dayvote, folots lloshall wbe indrawn gpursuant thto esection canvass50.44. o f th e e le c tio n .
IIf f a person who was eelected leby cwrite-in tevotes dchooses bynot wto rserve ite - in vthat ooffice, tethe sperson reshall sigsubmit n s a tresignation ain lwriting a t e r tim e, th e o f f ic e s h a ll be co n sid ered v acan t a t th e end o f th e term and th e c o u n c il s h a ll f i l l th e vacancy p u rsu an t to ththe ecity pclerk rocounty vcommissioner isioof nelections snot olater fthan s5:00 ep.m. c tio n 372.13, su b se c tio n 2.
on the tenth day following the canvass of the election.
If a person who was elected by write-in votes resigns at a later time, the office shall be considered vacant at the end of the term and the council shall fill the vacancy pursuant to the provisions of section 372.13, subsection 2.
Except in ccities i t i e s where ththe ecouncil c o u n c il has chosen a rurunoff nelection o ff e le c tio n in llieu iof e u o f a pprimary, rimfollowing arythe ,resignation foof llo w in g th e re s ig n a tio n o f a person who was eelected le c te d by wwrite-in rvotes, itethe -city inclerk vshall onotify tethe s , th e c i t y c le rk s h a l l n o tify th e person who receivreceived edthe th e next hhighest ig h e st number oof fvotes vcast ofor tethe soffice cthat athe sperson t fo r th e o f f ic e th a t th e p erso n may assume ththe eoffice. o f f ic e .
IIf fthere this e re i s more ththan an one person who receivreceived edthe thnext ehighest n ex t h ig h e s t number oof fvotes vcast ofor tethe soffice, clots ashall s t fo r th e o f f ic e , l o t s s h a ll be drawn ppursuant u rsu an t to ssection e c tio n 50.44 to determdetermine inethe thperson e p erso n who rereceived cthe enext ivhighest e d th e n ex t h ig h e s t number oof fvotes. v o te s .
IIf fthe tperson heaccepts pthe ersoposition, nthe aperson cshall c e p ts th e p o s itio n , th e p erso n s h a ll be coconsidered nthe sid ered th e duly eelected leofficer cunless, tewithin dten o f f ic e r u n le s s , w ith in te n days aafter fthe tclerk e r th e c le rk county comcommissioner mof issionerelections o f e le c tio n s has given nnotice, o tic e , a ppetition erequesting titio n re q u e stin g a sspecial pelection eis cfiled ia l e le c tio n i s f i l e d by eeligible lelectors iof gthe icity b l e e le c to r s o f th e c i t y equal in number to twtwenty-five epercent nof tythe -fiv e p e rc e n t o f th e number oof fpersons p erso n s who voted fofor rthe thoffice eat othe felection. f ic e a t th e e le c t io n .
IIf fthe thperson edeclines, pthe ersoperson nshall d e c lin e s , th e p erso n s h a l l do so in wwriting ritin g to ththe ecity e-:i:-ty House FFile ile 2501, pp. .
11 cclerk le rk county comcommissioner mof issionerelections owithin ften e le c tio n s w ith in te n days and ththe eoffice oshall f f ic e s h a ll be coconsidered nvacant sidat eredthe v acan t a t th e end oof fthe thterm. e term .
The vacancy sshall h a l l be ffilled ipursuant l l e dp u rsu an t to ththe eprovisions pof rosection v isio n s o f s e c tio n 372.13, susubsection b se c tio 2.
IIf fthe thcouncil e c o u n c il chooses to aappoint, pthe pappointment o in t, th e appointm ent may be made bbefore ethe fo re th e end oof fthe thcurrent eterm. c u rre n t term .
DIVISION VVII II VOTER IDENTIFICATION ~—— ATTESTATION OF ANOTHER Sec.
SSection e49.78, csubsections tio n49.78, su b se c tio n 4 and 5, Code 2026, aare re amended by sstriking trthe iksubsections. in g th e s u b s e c tio n s .
SSection e49.78, csubsection tio6, n49.78, su b se c tio n6, Code 2026, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
A vvoter o te r who i s n o t o th erw ise d is qnot uotherwise adisqualified lif ie d from vvoting o tin g and who has eestablished sidentity ta b lis h e d id e n tity under susubsection b2, seor c3, tio n 2 7 or 34 .,-eshall r s h a ll be fufurnished rn ish e d a bballot a llo t and be allowallowed ed to vvote o te under ssection e49.77. c tio n49.77.
SSection e49.81, csubsection tio2, n49.81, su b se c tio n2, Code 2026, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:
A pprospective rovoter sp e c tiv e v o te r who iis s unable to eestablish sidentity ta b lis h id e n tity under ssection e c tio n 49.78, susubsection b se c tio 2, paragraph 'a~,“a”, or ssection e49.78, csubsection tio3 n49.78,or su4 b, seshall c tio n3 e-t=--4,s h a ll be nnotified o tif ie d by ththe eappropriate aprecinct pelection pofficial rothat pthe riavoter te p re c in c t e le c tio n o f f i c i a l th a t th e v o te r may ccast a sprovisional tballot. a p ro v is io n a l b a l l oThe v o te r s h a ll mark th e b a llo t and im m ediately s e a l i t in an envelope o f th e ty p e p re s c rib e d by su b se c tio n 5.
The vvoter oshall temark rthe sballot hand aimmediately llseal d e liv e r th e se a le d envelope to a p r e c in c t e le c tio n o f f i c i a l who s h a ll d e p o s it i t in an envelope markedof "the ptype roprescribed v is io n a l b a llo ts " The b a llo t s h a ll be co n sid ered a s having been c a s t in th e s p e c ia l p re c in c t e s ta b lis h e d by ssubsection e5. c tio n53.20 fo r purposes o f th e p o s te le c tio n can v ass.
DIVISIONThe Vvoter IIIshall HOSPITALdeliver BOARDthe OFsealed TRUSTEESenvelope ELECTIONSto Sec.a precinct election official who shall deposit it in an envelope marked “provisional ballots”.
The ballot shall be considered as having been cast in the special precinct established by section 53.20 for purposes of the postelection canvass.
DIVISION VIII HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS Sec.
NNotwithstanding otwsection ithstanding s e c tio n 347.9, fofor relections eheld lepursuant c tio n s h eld p u rsu an t to ssection e c tio n 347.9 in 2026, iif fthere thare e re a re seven trtrustees u s te e s on ththe e board and fivfive etrustees trare u s te e s a re to be eelected, lethe cfour teelected d , th e fo u r e le c te d who rereceive cthe ehighest iv e th e h ig h e st number oof fvotes vare oelected tefor sfour-year aterms. re e le c te d fo r fo u r-y e a r term s.
The remremaining ainingtrustee tris uelected sfor te e i s e le c te d fo r a twtwo-year o-yearterm. term .
In case oof f a ttie, ithe e , th e county aauditor ushall ddetermine ito r s h a l l determ ine by llot o t which oof fthe thtrustees ewith trthe ulowest s te e s w ith th e low est number oof fwinning wvotes inningshall vserve othe tetwo-year s s h a ll se rv e th e tw o-year term and ththereafter etheir rsuccessor e a f te r th e ir su ccesso r House FFile ile 2501, pp. .12 s h a l l be e le c te d fo r re g u la r t erms as provided in s e c tio n 347.9.
Speaker12 oshall Ibe herebyelected cfor eregular rterms tas iprovided th a t t h i s b i l l o rig in asection te347.9. d in th e House and i s known a s House F ile 2501, N in e ty - f ir s t G eneral Assembly.
Approved______________________________ 1______________________________ 1PAT ,GRASSLEY zAMY "SINCLAIR ',Speaker 2026of Governorthe House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2501, Ninety-first General Assembly.
______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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The bill modifies several provisions related to the conduct of elections in Iowa, including issues of voter registration, recount procedures, and election security measures.
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Section 39A.1
For purposes of this chapter, "election day" includes any day on which voting takes place in person.
Defines 'election day' to include any designated voting day.
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Section 48A.30
The registration has been designated as incomplete, pending, or unconfirmed pursuant to section 48A.37, subsection 2, for ninety days, and the commissioner has been unable to contact the registrant, or the registrant has failed to submit sufficient information to complete, verify, or correct the defect in the registration following contact by the commissioner.
Establishes criteria for when voter registration can be deemed incomplete, pending, or unconfirmed.
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Section 50.49
For a public measure that is not voted on by the electors of the entire state and that requires the affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of the votes cast on the public measure, the abstracts prepared pursuant to section 50.24 must indicate that the difference between passage and defeat of the public measure is less than either one percent or fifty votes, whichever is less.→ If those two members cannot agree on the third member by 8:00 a.m. on the eighth day following the canvass, they shall immediately notify the chief judge of the judicial district in which the canvass is occurring, who shall appoint the third member no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day following the canvass.Clarifies the process and timeline for appointing a third member in recounts.
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Section 52.5
The rules shall include standards for determining when recertification is necessary following modifications to the equipment or to the programs used in tabulating votes, and a procedure for rescinding certification if a system is found not to comply with performance standards adopted by the state commissioner.
Introduces standards for recertification of election equipment.
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NEW SECTION 52.39
Election equipment, including election equipment not currently in use, shall be secured by a tamper-evident seal at all times.
Mandates tamper-evident sealing for all election equipment.
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Section 53.23
The commissioner shall set a convening time for the board of no later than 9:00 a.m. on election day for a general election or a statewide special election, allowing a reasonable amount of time to complete counting all absentee ballots by 10:00 p.m. on election day.
Sets a specific timeline for convening the election board on election day.
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Section 44.8
Objections filed with the city clerk commissioner pursuant to section 277.5 or 362.4 or with the commissioner for an elective city office shall be considered by the mayor and clerk and an elected member of the council chosen by the council by ballot, and a majority decision shall be final as provided in section 44.7, except as otherwise provided in this section.
Outlines how objections to nominations are to be handled.
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Section 44.9
In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least seventy-four days before the date of the election, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 5, or 6.
Reinforces the timeline for filing objections to election-related matters.
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Section 275.25
elections shall be conducted as provided in section 277.3, and nomination petitions shall be filed pursuant to section 277.4, except as otherwise provided in this subsection.→ Nomination petitions shall be filed with the secretary of the board of the existing school district in which the candidate resides county commissioner of elections described in paragraph "a" not less than twenty-eight days before the date set for the special school election.Defines the filing process and deadlines for nomination petitions.
Amendments
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Action History
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Signed by Governor.
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Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
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Message from Senate.
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Immediate message.
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Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 16.
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Senate concurred with S-5168.
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Message from House, with amendment S-5168.
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Immediate message.
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Passed House, yeas 63, nays 29.
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House concurred in Senate amendment H-8131, as amended.
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Amendment H-8289 to Senate amendment H-8131 adopted.
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Amendment H-8043 to amendment H-8029 filed, adopted.
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Amendment H-8029 filed.
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Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT · Primary
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Sponsors (1)
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Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 33% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Art Staed | Democrat | Nay |
| Catelin Drey | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Nay |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Nay |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Nay |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Blake | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Zimmer | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Nay |
| Renee Hardman | Democrat | Nay |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Nay |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Townsend | Democrat | Nay |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Nay |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Sires | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kara Warme | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Catelin Drey | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Blake | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Zimmer | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Hardman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Townsend | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Sires | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kara Warme | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Goodwin | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Trone | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Bolkcom | — | Not Voting |
| Celsi | — | 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 |
| David D. Rowley | 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Bohannan | — | Yea |
| Brink | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Cahill | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Gobble | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Hite | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Thorup | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 54 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 54% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Baltimore | — | Nay |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Nay |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Heartsill | — | Nay |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Heaton | — | Nay |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Holz | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Koester | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Not Voting |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Pettengill | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Sheets | — | Not Voting |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Nay |
| Watts | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Not Voting |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 54 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 54% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baltimore | — | Nay |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Nay |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Heartsill | — | Nay |
| Heaton | — | Nay |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Holz | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Koester | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Not Voting |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Pettengill | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Sheets | — | Not Voting |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Nay |
| Watts | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Taylor, R. | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Not Voting |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 34 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 52 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 36% | 52% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baltimore | — | Nay |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Nay |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Heartsill | — | Nay |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Heaton | — | Nay |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Holz | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Koester | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Not Voting |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Pettengill | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Sheets | — | Not Voting |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Nay |
| Watts | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Not Voting |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 37 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 55 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 33% | 55% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baltimore | — | Nay |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Nay |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Nay |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Heartsill | — | Nay |
| Heaton | — | Nay |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Holz | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Koester | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Not Voting |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Pettengill | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Sheets | — | Not Voting |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Nay |
| Watts | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Taylor, R. | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Not Voting |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 53 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 53% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Baltimore | — | Nay |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Nay |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Heartsill | — | Nay |
| Heaton | — | Nay |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Holz | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Koester | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Not Voting |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Pettengill | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Sheets | — | Not Voting |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Nay |
| Watts | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Taylor, R. | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Not Voting |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 35 | 0 | 10 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 53 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 53% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baltimore | — | Nay |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Nay |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Heartsill | — | Nay |
| Heaton | — | Nay |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Holz | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Koester | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Not Voting |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Pettengill | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Sheets | — | Not Voting |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Upmeyer | — | Not Voting |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Watts | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Taylor, R. | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Not Voting |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 36 | 0 | 10 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 54 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 33% | 54% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baltimore | — | Nay |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Nay |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Nay |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Heartsill | — | Nay |
| Heaton | — | Nay |
| Heddens | — | Not Voting |
| Highfill | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Holz | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Koester | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Not Voting |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Pettengill | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Rizer | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Sheets | — | Not Voting |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Not Voting |
| Watts | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Not Voting |
| Cownie | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
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