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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 495: Relating to the development and administration of a public awareness campaign on state voter identification laws, and making an appropriation

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill appropriates $100,000 from the general fund of the state to the office of the secretary of state for FY 2019-2020 for the public purpose of developing and administering a statewide public awareness campaign to increase public awareness of state voter identification laws and to increase and promote voter participation amongst Iowans with disabilities. The bill requires the office of the secretary of state to submit a report regarding the details and outcomes of the public awareness campaign to the governor and the general assembly by October 1, 2020.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

In plain words

  1. February 21, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF495