91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 510: Relating to petitions for special elections to fill vacancies in city offices
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 petitions for special elections to fill vacancies in elective city offices. If a city council chooses to fill a vacancy in an elective city office by appointment and eligible electors of the city file a petition to fill the vacancy by election, the bill allows the city council to challenge the petition in district court if the remaining balance of the unexpired term is less than one year. If the district court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a special election would be unduly financially burdensome for the city, a special election shall not be called and the vacancy shall be filled by appointment.
Sponsors
Rep. Brett Barker (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named March 19, 2025
- Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Iowa League of Cities; VALOR Iowa
In plain words
- February 20, 2025Filed in the House
- March 17, 2025Passed the House, 66–30
- March 18, 2025Arrived in the Senate
- March 19, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Rozenboom and Winckler
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/HF510