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SF 160Died when the session ended · January 29, 2025

Relating to the use of automatic tabulating equipment and optical scan voting systems

Sponsored by Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)

Topics:Elections & votingState government

Same legislation: HF 169

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Also covers HF 169.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2025
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  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 relates to the use of automatic tabulating equipment and optical scan voting systems in elections. The bill strikes provisions requiring the use of optical scan voting systems in all elections and the use of automatic tabulating equipment in certain elections.

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

Senate subcommittee

Named February 4, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§49.26§52.1§52.2

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Lobbying

1 for · 1 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Tried before

SF 2079Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 160Cleared committeeSenate companionHF 169Cleared committeeHouse companion

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Tried before

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

  • SF 2079 Relating to the use of automatic tabulating equipment and optical scan voting systems
    90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.