Legislation / HF 2601

HOUSE FILE 2601 Signed by Governor

Campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct

Sponsor   House State Government Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HF 2044 Last action   Signed by Governor. H.J. 1167. — June 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed Subcommittee
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Passed Committee
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both Chambers
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

7 declarations filed on this bill
● 6 For ● 0 Against ● 1 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HF 2044 Campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct.(See HF 2601.)
Passed Committee
SF 2078 Campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct.(See SF 2204.)
Passed Committee
SF 2204 Campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct
Passed Committee
Date Chamber Action
2026-02-19 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 344.
2026-03-11 House Fiscal note.
2026-03-12 House Amendment H-8218 filed. H.J. 668.
2026-03-19 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.
2026-03-20 House Amendment H-8248 filed. H.J. 714.
2026-03-23 House Amendment H-8218, yeas 29, nays 61, lost. H.J. 716.
2026-03-24 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 743.
2026-03-30 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 765.
2026-03-31 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 784.
2026-03-23 House Amendment H-8248 withdrawn. H.J. 717.
2026-03-23 House Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. H.J. 717.
2026-03-24 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 743.
2026-03-30 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 765.
2026-03-31 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 784.
2026-03-23 House Immediate message. H.J. 724.
2026-03-23 Senate Message from House. S.J. 624.
2026-03-23 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 2204. S.J. 624.
2026-04-21 Senate Substituted for SF 2204. S.J. 852.
2026-04-21 Senate Amendment S-5203 filed. S.J. 853.
2026-04-21 Senate Point of order raised on S-5203, ruled not germane. S.J. 853.
2026-04-21 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 853.
2026-04-21 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 855.
2026-04-21 House Message from Senate. H.J. 955.
2026-05-06 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.
2026-05-14 House Fiscal note.
2026-06-02 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1167.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-03-23 House Amendment 29 61 0 10 27 0 2 61 Bipartisan Support
2026-03-23 House Floor Passage 90 0 0 10 27 0 63 0 Unanimous
2026-04-21 Senate Floor Passage 44 0 0 6 16 0 28 0 Unanimous

Individual Votes

Amendment

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 27 0 6
R 2 61 4
vote_text name party district
Yea J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Nay Robert Henderson R HD-002
Nay Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Nay Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Nay Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Nay Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Nay Wendy Larson R HD-007
Nay Ann Meyer R HD-008
Nay Henry Stone R HD-009
Nay John Wills R HD-010
Nay Craig Williams R HD-011
Nay Steven Holt R HD-012
Nay Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Nay Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Nay David Sieck R HD-016
Nay Devon Wood R HD-017
Nay Tom Moore R HD-018
Nay Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Yea Josh Turek D HD-020
Nay Brooke Boden R HD-021
Nay Samantha Fett R HD-022
Yea Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Nay Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Nay Hans Wilz R HD-025
Nay Austin Harris R HD-026
Yea Kenan Judge D HD-027
Nay David Young R HD-028
Yea Brian Meyer D HD-029
Yea Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Yea Mary Madison D HD-031
Yea Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Absent Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Yea Rob Johnson D HD-034
Yea Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Yea Austin Baeth D HD-036
Nay Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Nay Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Yea Rick Olson D HD-039
Nay Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Nay Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Yea Heather Matson D HD-042
Nay Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Yea Larry McBurney D HD-044
Nay Brian Lohse R HD-045
Nay Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Nay Carter Nordman R HD-047
Nay Chad Behn R HD-048
Absent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Yea Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Nay Brett Barker R HD-051
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Nay Dean Fisher R HD-053
Nay Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Nay Shannon Latham R HD-055
Nay Mark Thompson R HD-056
Nay Pat Grassley R HD-057
Nay Charley Thomson R HD-058
Nay Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Nay Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Yea Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Nay Michael Bergan R HD-063
Nay Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Nay Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Nay Steven Bradley R HD-066
Nay Craig Johnson R HD-067
Absent Chad Ingels R HD-068
Nay Tom Determann R HD-069
Nay Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Yea Lindsay James D HD-071
Nay Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Absent Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Yea Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Yea Bob Kressig D HD-075
Nay Derek Wulf R HD-076
Yea Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Yea Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Yea Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Yea Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Nay Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Nay Cindy Golding R HD-083
Absent Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Absent Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Yea Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Absent Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Nay Helena Hayes R HD-088
Absent Elinor Levin D HD-089
Yea Adam Zabner D HD-090
Nay Judd Lawler R HD-091
Nay Heather Hora R HD-092
Nay Gary Mohr R HD-093
Nay Mike Vondran R HD-094
Nay Taylor Collins R HD-095
Nay Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Yea Ken Croken D HD-097
Yea Monica Kurth D HD-098
Nay Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Nay Blaine Watkins R HD-100

Floor Passage

Party Yea Absent
D 27 6
R 63 4
vote_text name party district
Yea J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Yea Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Wendy Larson R HD-007
Yea Ann Meyer R HD-008
Yea Henry Stone R HD-009
Yea John Wills R HD-010
Yea Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Yea David Sieck R HD-016
Yea Devon Wood R HD-017
Yea Tom Moore R HD-018
Yea Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Yea Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Yea Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Yea Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Yea Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Yea Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Yea Brian Meyer D HD-029
Yea Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Yea Mary Madison D HD-031
Yea Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Absent Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Yea Rob Johnson D HD-034
Yea Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Yea Austin Baeth D HD-036
Yea Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Yea Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Yea Heather Matson D HD-042
Yea Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Yea Larry McBurney D HD-044
Yea Brian Lohse R HD-045
Yea Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Yea Carter Nordman R HD-047
Yea Chad Behn R HD-048
Absent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Yea Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Yea Brett Barker R HD-051
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Yea Shannon Latham R HD-055
Yea Mark Thompson R HD-056
Yea Pat Grassley R HD-057
Yea Charley Thomson R HD-058
Yea Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Yea Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Yea Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Yea Michael Bergan R HD-063
Yea Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Yea Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Yea Craig Johnson R HD-067
Absent Chad Ingels R HD-068
Yea Tom Determann R HD-069
Yea Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Yea Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Absent Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Yea Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Yea Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Yea Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Yea Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Yea Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Yea Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Absent Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Absent Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Yea Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Absent Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Absent Elinor Levin D HD-089
Yea Adam Zabner D HD-090
Yea Judd Lawler R HD-091
Yea Heather Hora R HD-092
Yea Gary Mohr R HD-093
Yea Mike Vondran R HD-094
Yea Taylor Collins R HD-095
Yea Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Yea Ken Croken D HD-097
Yea Monica Kurth D HD-098
Yea Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100

Floor Passage

Party Yea Absent
D 16 1
R 28 5
vote_text name party district
Yea Catelin Drey D SD-001
Yea Jeff Taylor R SD-002
Yea Lynn Evans R SD-003
Yea Tim Kraayenbrink R SD-004
Absent Dave Rowley R SD-005
Yea Jason Schultz R SD-006
Yea Kevin Alons R SD-007
Yea Mark Costello R SD-008
Yea Tom Shipley R SD-009
Yea Dan Dawson R SD-010
Absent Julian Garrett R SD-011
Yea Amy Sinclair R SD-012
Yea Cherielynn Westrich R SD-013
Yea Sarah Trone Garriott D SD-014
Yea Tony Bisignano D SD-015
Yea Renee Hardman D SD-016
Yea Izaah Knox D SD-017
Yea Janet Petersen D SD-018
Yea Ken Rozenboom R SD-019
Yea Mike Pike R SD-020
Yea Mike Bousselot R SD-021
Yea Matt Blake D SD-022
Yea Jack Whitver R SD-023
Yea Jesse Green R SD-024
Yea Herman Quirmbach D SD-025
Yea Kara Warme R SD-026
Absent Annette Sweeney R SD-027
Absent Dennis Guth R SD-028
Yea Sandy Salmon R SD-029
Yea Doug Campbell R SD-030
Yea William Dotzler D SD-031
Yea Mike Klimesh R SD-032
Yea Carrie Koelker R SD-033
Yea Daniel Zumbach R SD-034
Yea Mike Zimmer D SD-035
Yea Thomas Townsend D SD-036
Yea Molly Donahue D SD-037
Yea Dave Sires R SD-038
Yea Liz Bennett D SD-039
Yea Art Staed D SD-040
Yea Kerry Gruenhagen R SD-041
Yea Charlie McClintock R SD-042
Absent Zach Wahls D SD-043
Yea Adrian Dickey R SD-044
Yea Janice Weiner D SD-045
Absent Dawn Driscoll R SD-046
Yea Scott Webster R SD-047
Yea Mark Lofgren R SD-048
Yea Cindy Winckler D SD-049
Yea Jeff Reichman R SD-050
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