HF287 • 2026

A bill for an act making election day a legal public holiday.

Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: TUREK
Last action: 2025-02-10
Official status: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 274 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act making election day a legal public holiday.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act making election day a legal public holiday.

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Bill History

2025-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 274 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act making election day a legal public holiday.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

287

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

287

BY

TUREK

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

making

election

day

a

legal

public

holiday.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

287

Section

1.

Section

1C.1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

1

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

7A.

Election

Day,

the

first

Tuesday

after

3

the

first

Monday

in

November

of

each

even-numbered

year.

4

Sec.

2.

Section

1C.2,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

5

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

6

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0f.

Election

Day,

the

first

Tuesday

after

7

the

first

Monday

in

November

of

each

even-numbered

year.

8

EXPLANATION

9

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

10

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

11

This

bill

makes

the

day

of

the

general

election,

the

12

first

Tuesday

after

the

first

Monday

in

November

of

each

13

even-numbered

year,

a

legal

public

holiday.

The

bill

also

14

makes

election

day

a

paid

holiday

for

state

employees.

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