A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effective date: 07/01/2026.
SF 140 amends Iowa law to regulate satellite absentee voting stations. It requires that if a station is located on school property, the election must include a school-related ballot measure (such as a bond, levy, or educational program vote). The bill also mandates that election officials remove or obscure any published materials showing candidate names or public measure details (other than the ballot itself) at these stations. These changes affect how absentee voting locations are set up and what materials voters see near polling areas.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Signed Apr 30, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025
How they voted
32–13
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Mar 17, 2025
D
Democratic16
81% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 63, nays 29.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 7.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 9:30AM House Lounge 2.
legislature
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Harris, Lundgren and McBurney.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3025 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Driscoll, Alons, and Winckler.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to State Government.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Driscoll
RRepublican
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