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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 407: Making election day a legal public holiday

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill makes the day of the general election, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, a legal public holiday. The bill also makes election day a paid holiday for state employees.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. February 22, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee

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/90/HF407