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

SF 441: Relating to the payment of dependent care expenses from campaign funds, 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 the payment of dependent care expenses with campaign funds. The bill permits a candidate to pay for dependent care expenses using campaign funds if the expense is incurred as a direct result of a campaign activity or official duty if the candidate wins election, the candidate would not have needed the dependent care but for the candidate’s candidacy or election, the payment to the dependent care provider is reasonable, and the dependent care provider is not the spouse or dependent child of the candidate.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 26, 2025

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 25, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 26, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Celsi and Schultz

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/SF441