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HF 2427Died when the session ended · February 18, 2026

Relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders

Sponsored by Rep. Blaine C. Watkins (R)

Topics:State governmentCities & counties

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2026
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Currently, certain law enforcement and judicial workers can ask to have their names hidden from public county records. This bill expands that list to include members of Congress, state and local elected officials, and other statewide leaders. These officials would also be able to request that their names be removed from documents made public by county assessors or recorders.1

Read the official explanation

Under current law, a peace officer, a civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, a state or federal judicial officer, or a state or federal prosecutor may request their name be redacted from documents made public by the county assessor or county recorder. This bill adds United States senators, representatives in Congress, statewide elected officials, members of the general assembly, and local partisan elected officials to this list of people.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 16, 2026. On February 18, 2026 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

6 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 18, 2026 (6) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.604

How the Code works3

Lobbying

0 for · 1 against · 7 undecided · Who →

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