91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SSB 3047: Relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities
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 allows the state commissioner of elections to adopt rules to establish a pilot program to allow voters with disabilities that prevent such voters from marking ballots by hand to independently and privately mark absentee ballots, including by the use of assistive technology. The bill requires that the program include a method by which such voters can request an absentee ballot by mail. _____ commissioner of elections to determine whether the program is feasible statewide. The bill requires the state commissioner of elections to file a report with the general assembly by December of each year regarding the pilot program established under the bill.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 20, 2026
- Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: AARP Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; League of Women Voters of Iowa
In plain words
- January 20, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 20, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Schultz and Winckler
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/SSB3047