91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 160: Relating to the use of automatic tabulating equipment and optical scan voting systems
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 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.
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
- January 29, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- 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/SF160