Relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
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 General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill prohibits a person from filing nomination papers on behalf of a candidate for a partisan nomination if the candidate has not been a member of the political party for which the candidate seeks nomination for at least one year immediately prior to the date of filing, unless the candidate has not previously cast a ballot in any primary or general election and is not a member of another political party. The bill requires a person to have been registered as a member of a political party for the days immediately preceding a primary election or caucus held by the political party in order to be allowed to vote in that primary election or caucus.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 13, 2025. On February 19, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Derek Wulf REmail
• Rep. Austin Harris REmail
• Rep. Adam Zabner DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§43.17§43.38§43.43§43.91§53.2

Repeals§43.42

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