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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026

HF 541: Relating to ballots for school board elections

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to ballots for school board elections. The bill requires the political party of a candidate for election to a school board to be printed after the name of the candidate on the ballot.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 23, 2021

  • Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Eric Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Mike Sexton (R)

Lobbying · 0 for, 4 against

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 23, 2021House subcommittee named: Boden, Gjerde and Sexton

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF541