90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 117: Relating to the payment of dependent care expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicable
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 relates to the payment of dependent care expenses with campaign funds. The bill permits a candidate to pay for dependent care expenses using campaign funds if the expense is incurred as a direct result of a campaign activity or official duty if the candidate wins election, the candidate would not have needed the dependent care but for the candidate’s candidacy or election, the payment to the dependent care provider is reasonable, and the dependent care provider is not the spouse or dependent child of the candidate.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 26, 2023
- Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Vote Mama Action Fund Inc.
In plain words
- January 24, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 26, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Salmon and Weiner
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/SF117