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HF 286Died when the session ended · February 10, 2025

Limiting campaign contributions to political committees, and making penalties applicable

Sponsored by Rep. Josh Turek (D)

Topics:Elections & voting

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People are not allowed to give more than $5,000 to a political committee during an election cycle. Political committees also cannot accept more than $5,000 from any single person. If someone breaks these rules, they could face fines or even jail time.1

Read the official explanation

This bill imposes campaign contribution limits for political committees. In an election campaign cycle, a person shall not contribute more than $5,000 to a political committee, and a political committee shall not accept more than $5,000 from a person.32D.701). A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.32D for a violation of Code chapter 68A or rules of the ethics and campaign disclosure board, ranging from a reprimand to a civil penalty of not more than $2,000.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§68A.507

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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