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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 159: Relating to voter records created and retained by the state commissioner of elections and county commissioners of elections

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 records created and retained by the state commissioner of elections and county commissioners of elections.39 (use of registration information) and requires the state registrar of voters to immediately prepare a list of registered voters upon the satisfaction of those requirements. The bill defines “bona fide political research”, which is a permissible use of information obtained from voter registration records under current law, to include work by an individual to research and help maintain the voter registration database.

Sponsors

Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2025

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. January 29, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Schultz 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/SF159