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88th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 692: Relating to the conduct of state and local elections, providing penalties, and including effective date elections provisions. Effective 7-1-19, with exception of Division II, effective 5-16-19 and Division IV, effective 1-1-23

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $252,200

The five counties that are not currently using electronic poll books (Mitchell, Carroll, Tama, Polk, and Lucas) would incur a total initial equipment cost of $252,200 and an increase in annual operating costs of $27,800 for each county.

Senate subcommittee · named March 21, 2019

  • Sen. R. Smith
  • Sen. Jake Chapman (R)
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

In plain words

  1. March 11, 2019Filed in the House
  2. March 14, 2019Passed the House
  3. March 18, 2019Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 20, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Chapman, Jochum and R. Smith
  5. March 21, 2019Senate subcommittee named: R. Smith, Chapman and Jochum
  6. April 4, 2019Approved by the Senate committee
  7. April 17, 2019Passed the Senate, 31–18
  8. April 23, 2019Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. April 25, 2019Passed the House
  10. April 25, 2019Passed the Senate, 50–0
  11. May 7, 2019Sent to the Governor
  12. May 16, 2019Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF692