---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including emergency powers, procedures relating to electors, and the use of a county seal on materials related to elections. (Formerly HF 2013.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including emergency powers, procedures relating to electors, and the use of a county seal on materials related to elections. (Formerly HF 2013.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2486"
citation: "Iowa HF 2486 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county government", "seals (emblems)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-02-20"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6ba7a70-c97e-40f0-9cbd-20536a5e4f26"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2486&ga=88"
source_hash: "40b3a90152bc112479acb935e51e766033b17aaddb8f0dca51283da64a2fd5b3"
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 2486 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including emergency powers, procedures relating to electors, and the use of a county seal on materials related to elections. (Formerly HF 2013.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/HF2486.html)
2. **Amendment H-8256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8256.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8260** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8260.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5117.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5123** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5123.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5124** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5124.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5146.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2486.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **31–16** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5124 to amendment S-5117 be adopted? — **17–32** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-04** Message from House.
- **2020-03-04** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Subcommittee: R. Smith, Chapman, and Giddens.
- **2020-06-09** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-09** Amendment S-5117 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5124 to S-5117 filed, lost.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5123 to S-5117 filed, adopted.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5117 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 19. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-10** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-10** Senate amendment H-8256 filed.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8260 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-11** Amendment H-8260 to Senate amendment H-8256 adopted.
- **2020-06-11** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8256, as amended.
- **2020-06-11** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 2. `passage`
- **2020-06-11** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-12** Message from House, with amendment S-5146.
- **2020-06-13** Senate concurred with S-5146.
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 16. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-14** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-25** 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/f6ba7a70-c97e-40f0-9cbd-20536a5e4f26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).