---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2601"
citation: "Iowa HF 2601 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ballots", "campaign finance", "campaigns", "election misconduct", "public measures"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cab6a16b-339f-407d-8cdf-13e94cd7e9ab"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2601&ga=91"
source_hash: "db6f5c1ecb5faac79da9edf1ec31f90c3fb067c28db4e53fd7c19106964b6582"
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 2601 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct, and making penalties applicable.

## 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/HF2601.html)
2. **Amendment H-8218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8218.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8248** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8248.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5203** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5203.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2601.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2601_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2601.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-11** Fiscal note.
- **2026-03-12** Amendment H-8218 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-03-20** Amendment H-8248 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-23** Amendment H-8218, yeas 29, nays 61, lost.
- **2026-03-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-31** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-23** Amendment H-8248 withdrawn.
- **2026-03-23** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-31** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-23** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-23** Message from House.
- **2026-03-23** Read first time, attached to SF 2204. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-21** Substituted for SF 2204.
- **2026-04-21** Amendment S-5203 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-21** Point of order raised on S-5203, ruled not germane.
- **2026-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-21** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-14** Fiscal note.
- **2026-06-02** 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/cab6a16b-339f-407d-8cdf-13e94cd7e9ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).