HF2068 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the publication of notice of political party precinct caucuses.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COLLINS
Last action: 2026-02-18
Official status: Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 6. Excused, 2. H.J. 339 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the publication of notice of political party precinct caucuses.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the publication of notice of political party precinct caucuses.

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Bill History

2026-02-18 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 6. Excused, 2. H.J. 339 .
2026-02-18 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 339 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 12:30PM RM 19.
2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Collins, Dunwell and McBurney. H.J. 248 .
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 79 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the publication of notice of political party precinct caucuses.

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House

File

2068

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2068

BY

COLLINS

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

publication

of

notice

of

political

party

1

precinct

caucuses.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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H.F.

2068

Section

1.

Section

43.92,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

1

follows:

2

43.92

Date

,

time,

and

place

of

caucus

published.

3

The

date,

time,

and

place

of

each

precinct

caucus

of

a

4

political

party

shall

be

published

at

least

twice

,

either

in

5

at

least

one

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

precinct

6

or

on

an

official

social

media

account

of

the

political

party

.

7

The

first

publication

shall

be

made

not

more

than

fifteen

8

days

nor

less

than

seven

days

before

the

date

of

the

caucus

9

and

the

second

shall

be

made

not

more

than

seven

days

before

10

and

not

later

than

the

date

of

the

caucus.

Such

publication

11

shall

also

state

in

substance

that

each

voter

affiliated

with

12

the

specified

political

party

may

attend

the

precinct

caucus.

13

Publication

in

a

news

item

or

advertisement

in

such

a

newspaper

14

shall

constitute

publication

for

the

purposes

of

this

section

.

15

The

cost

of

such

publication,

if

any,

shall

be

paid

by

the

16

political

party.

17

EXPLANATION

18

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

19

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

20

This

bill

allows

a

political

party

to

publish

notice

of

the

21

date,

time,

and

place

of

each

precinct

caucus

on

an

official

22

social

media

account

of

the

political

party

instead

of

in

a

23

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

precinct.

24

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