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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 245: Relating to the establishment of satellite absentee voting stations on school property

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires a county commissioner of elections to reject an otherwise valid petition to establish a satellite absentee voting station if the site requested is on school property and a question to approve a bond, an instructional support program, an educational improvement program, a physical plant and equipment levy, or public education and recreation levy issued by any school appears on the ballot to be voted at that election.

Sponsors

Rep. Judd Lawler (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 27, 2026

  • Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Larry McBurney (D) · larry.mcburney@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 27, 2026House subcommittee named: Harris, Lundgren and McBurney

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/91/HF245