---
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).