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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effective date: 07/01/2026."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effective date: 07/01/2026."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "SF 140"
+citation: "Iowa SF 140 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["absentee voting", "ballots", "bonds", "elections and politics", "physical plant and equipment levy", "public education and recreation levy", "school districts", "schools", "voting"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DRISCOLL"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2025-01-27"
+last_action: "2026-04-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a636d427-75ca-4e0e-9926-c0d133318dd7"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 140&ga=91"
+source_hash: "94108c8d8ceefccec9fb760f89fa0728d6a82185b35d82173fa42228c6f8b629"
+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 SF 140 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effective date: 07/01/2026.
+
+## 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/SF140.html)
+2. **Amendment S-3025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3025.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF140.html)
+4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/SF140.html)
+5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/91/attachments/SF140.html)
+6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF140_GovLetter.pdf)
+7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF140.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **33–13** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DRISCOLL — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-27** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-28** Subcommittee: Driscoll, Alons, and Winckler.
+- **2025-01-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
+- **2025-01-30** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-06** Placed on calendar.
+- **2025-03-17** Amendment S-3025 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2025-03-17** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13. `passage`
+- **2025-03-17** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-17** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-03-18** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
+- **2026-01-28** Subcommittee: Harris, Lundgren and McBurney.
+- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 9:30AM House Lounge 2.
+- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-04** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-04** Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 7.
+- **2026-02-06** Placed on calendar.
+- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2026-04-07** Passed House, yeas 63, nays 29. `passage`
+- **2026-04-07** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-08** Message from House.
+- **2026-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-04-30** 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/a636d427-75ca-4e0e-9926-c0d133318dd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+