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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2466: Concerning signature requirements for county supervisor candidate nominations and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill requires a county with a population of 60,000 or more based on the most recent federal decennial census to use plan “three” for the election of county supervisors. Plan “three” requires individual members of the board of supervisors for that county to be elected from single-member equal-population districts. The bill provides that a county with a population of 60,000 or more as of July 1, 2022, that does not use plan “three” as of that date for the election of supervisors shall not be required to elect supervisors under plan “three” until the election for supervisors in 2024 following adoption of a representation plan in conformity with the provisions of law governing the adoption of a plan “three” representation plan.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

Cost: up to $250,000

The Bill is estimated to increase county supervisor election costs by a minimum of $250,000 in 2024. The cost is derived from the setup of additional precinct locations. There may be additional precinct locations that need setup; however, these expenses are un…

Senate subcommittee · named March 16, 2022

  • Sen. R. Smith
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. et al

Lobbying · 3 for, 4 against

For: Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Auditors; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

Against: Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Urban County Coalition

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 14, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 15, 2022Passed the House, 96–0
  4. March 16, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 16, 2022Senate subcommittee named: R. Smith, Bisignano and et al
  6. March 16, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 22, 2022Passed the Senate, 49–0
  8. March 22, 2022Sent to the Governor
  9. March 22, 2022Signed 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/89/HF2466