HF 2255 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.

HF 2255 amends Iowa law to allow U.S. senators, representatives, statewide elected officials, and state legislators to request that their names be redacted from public electronic documents maintained by county assessors or recorders. Currently, only law enforcement personnel could make such requests. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to submit recommendations by November 2026 on protecting candidates' personal residence information while still verifying residency for election purposes. This change directly affects elected officials seeking privacy for their names in publicly accessible property records. The bill focuses on modifying access procedures, not altering property tax or election rules.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Mar 26, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

841
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 99
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic32
25 Yea 7
78% Yea
R Republican67
59 Yea 1 Nay 7
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5135 filed.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2026 10:00AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Driscoll, and Hardman.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 86, nays 1.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8017, yeas 30, nays 56, lost.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8017 filed.
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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