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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 2501"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2501 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["elections and politics"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 11
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-16"
+last_action: "2026-05-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e02dd282-f10d-48f1-a0e9-f7d514d19c6a"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2501&ga=91"
+source_hash: "5e8a301e5ee1ed8247f4acaca1c86adea8436054ab9b99feaa29667d667bcb1e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2501 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2501.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8029** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8029.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-8043** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8043.pdf)
+4. **Amendment H-8131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8131.pdf)
+5. **Amendment H-8289** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8289.pdf)
+6. **Amendment S-5051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5051.pdf)
+7. **Amendment S-5168** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5168.pdf)
+8. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2501.html)
+9. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2501.html)
+10. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2501_GovLetter.pdf)
+11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2501.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **31–16** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2026-02-24** Amendment H-8029 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8043 to amendment H-8029 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8029 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-02-25** Passed House, yeas 67, nays 25. `passage`
+- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
+- **2026-02-25** Message from House.
+- **2026-02-25** Read first time, attached to SF 2287. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-03** Substituted for SF 2287.
+- **2026-03-03** Amendment S-5051 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-03** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-03-03** Immediate message.
+- **2026-03-03** Message from Senate.
+- **2026-03-03** Senate amendment H-8131 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-04-02** Amendment H-8289 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-04-07** Amendment H-8289 to Senate amendment H-8131 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-04-07** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8131 as House amended.
+- **2026-04-07** Passed House, yeas 63, nays 29. `passage`
+- **2026-04-07** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-08** Message from House, with amendment S-5168.
+- **2026-04-15** Senate concurred with S-5168.
+- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 16. `passage`
+- **2026-04-15** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-15** Message from Senate.
+- **2026-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e02dd282-f10d-48f1-a0e9-f7d514d19c6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+