89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SSB 1237: SSB 1237

Became SF 568 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill is related to the conduct of elections. _____ special election on a public measure. The bill requires a question of whether a convention should be called to revise the Iowa constitution, which is required by the Constitution of the State of Iowa to be submitted every decade, to be treated the same as a public measure on a ballot. The bill allows an elected official to be elected to and simultaneously serve in a second office if there is not more than thirty days remaining in the term of the first office and the official has not sought reelection in the most recent election to the first office.

Cost

See the fiscal note

The effect on local government (county, city, or school board) expenditures depends on the number of households with a registered voter eligible to vote on the public measure. The tables below include examples of potential costs per public measure based on the…

Senate subcommittee · named March 1, 2021

Sen. Roby Smith (R)
Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 6 against

For: Iowa Hospital Association

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Education Association; Piper Sandler

In plain words

March 1, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
March 1, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Smith, R., Cournoyer and Jochum
March 3, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
March 4, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 568