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

SF 2204: Relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct, and making penalties applicable

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 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.

Sponsors

Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)

Cost

Cost: up to $6,200

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…

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

  1. February 5, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. February 5, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 5, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 21, 2026Withdrawn

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/SF2204