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

SF 2078: Relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct, and making penalties applicable

Became SF 2204 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to campaign finance. The bill defines the terms “directly or indirectly” and “foreign national” for purposes of the bill and for independent campaign expenditures and transfers of campaign funds under current law. The bill requires the treasurer of a political committee expressly advocating the passage or defeat of a ballot issue that receives a contribution from a donor to obtain an affirmation that the donor is not a foreign national and has not knowingly or willfully accepted funds in excess of $100,000 in aggregate from one or more foreign nationals within the four years immediately preceding the date the contribution is made.

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2601 creates a new offense within Iowa Code chapter 68A, and the number of convictions is unknown. The average State cost per serious misdemeanor is between $350 and $6,200. This includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent…

Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2026

Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: ALEC Action; Consumers' Defense; Heritage Action for America; Honest Elections Project Action; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; State Shield Action; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

January 21, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
January 22, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Koelker and Townsend
January 28, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 5, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2204