SF 550: Relating to voter registration, including voter registration file maintenance, applications for voter registration, and verification of voter eligibility

What it does

This bill relates to voter registration. The bill specifies that the state registrar of voters may contract with federal and state agencies and private entities for voter registration verification purposes and allows the state registrar to adopt rules regarding the use of federal and state sources of information for voter registration file maintenance. The bill requires the department of transportation (DOT) to share with the state registrar of voters a list of each person who has submitted documentation indicating that the person is not a citizen of the United States and requires the state registrar of voters to compare the list of registered voters with the noncitizen identification information maintained by the DOT.

Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2025

• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Secretary of State

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 4, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee · as SSB 1088
2. February 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Reichman and Winckler · as SSB 1088
3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1088
4. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 550 · as SSB 1088
5. March 6, 2025Filed in the Senate
6. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
7. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate State Government committee