Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 397Signed by Governor · May 6, 2025

Relating to the address confidentiality program

Sponsored by the House State Government Committee

Topics:Elections & votingState government

Same legislation: HSB 74, SSB 1129, SF 457

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 11, 202591–0
  5. Done: Senate committeeApril 3, 2025
  6. Done: Passes the SenateApril 21, 202545–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2025

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What’s in it

Under current law, the address confidentiality program managed by the secretary of state provides mail forwarding services to program participants who include victims of domestic abuse, domestic abuse assault, sexual abuse, assault, stalking, or human trafficking, and individuals who fear for their own safety or the safety of a household member. This bill allows the secretary to (1) accept as an eligible person’s residential or mailing address the name and other contact information of a shelter at which the eligible person resides in lieu of the shelter’s physical address, (2) cancel an adult participant’s certification or a deceased participant’s certification upon receiving reliable information, and (3) hold a participant’s mail for up to days at the request of the participant.

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The bill requires the secretary or a county commissioner of elections to cancel a participant’s voter registration if aware that the participant is registered to vote in another state. The bill allows a program participant to register as an absentee voter for the length of the participant’s certification period, rather than annually under current law.

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

House subcommittee

Named January 23, 2025 (as HSB 74). On January 30, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§9E.3§9E.4§9E.5§9E.6

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Lobbying

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • SF 2162 Relating to the address confidentiality program
    90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · very similar
    Cleared committee

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