Relating to dates for elections to issue bonds or other indebtedness

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill allows elections for the question of issuing bonds or other indebtedness to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year, the same day on which political parties hold primary elections.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 14, 2026. On January 28, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Jeff Reichman REmail
• Sen. Dennis Guth REmail
• Sen. Cindy Winckler DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§39.2

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works