91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 484: Relating to the nomination of candidates for president of the United States by political parties
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 relates to primary elections for nominees for president of the United States. The bill allows a political party, defined in Code, to request that the state commissioner of elections conduct a primary election for the selection of a nominee for president of the United States in lieu of selecting a nominee for president of the United States through the caucus process. The bill requires a primary election to select a nominee for president of the United States for a political party to be held at least four days earlier than the scheduled date for any meeting, caucus, or primary which constitutes the first determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other state, territory, or any other group which has the authority to select delegates in the presidential nomination.
Sponsors
Rep. David Jacoby (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- February 19, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
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/HF484