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HF352 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the placement of campaign signs on property of prohibited contributors.

A bill for an act relating to the placement of campaign signs on property of prohibited contributors.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
GUSTOFF
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 304 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the placement of campaign signs on property of prohibited contributors.

A bill for an act relating to the placement of campaign signs on property of prohibited contributors.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the placement of campaign signs on property of prohibited contributors.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 304 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the placement of campaign signs on property of prohibited contributors.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

352

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

352

BY

GUSTOFF

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

placement

of

campaign

signs

on

property

1

of

prohibited

contributors.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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1515YH

(3)

91

ss/ns

H.F.

352

Section

1.

Section

68A.406,

subsection

1,

paragraphs

d

and

1

e,

Code

2025,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

d.

Vacant

lots

owned

by

a

person

who

is

not

a

prohibited

3

contributor

under

section

68A.503

in

the

business

of

selling

4

signage

.

5

e.

Property

owned

by

an

organization

that

is

not

a

6

prohibited

contributor

under

section

68A.503

in

the

business

7

of

selling

signage

.

8

Sec.

2.

Section

68A.406,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

9

subparagraph

(2),

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

(2)

Property

owned,

leased,

or

occupied

by

a

prohibited

11

contributor

under

section

68A.503

that

is

in

the

business

of

12

selling

signage,

unless

the

sign

advocates

the

passage

or

13

defeat

of

a

ballot

issue

or

is

exempted

under

subsection

1

.

14

Sec.

3.

Section

68A.503,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

15

following

new

subsection:

16

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

6A.

Placement

of

a

campaign

sign

on

17

property

owned,

leased,

or

occupied

by

an

insurance

company,

18

savings

association,

bank,

credit

union,

or

corporation

by

the

19

insurance

company,

savings

association,

bank,

credit

union,

or

20

corporation

is

not

a

contribution

unless

the

insurance

company,

21

savings

association,

bank,

credit

union,

or

corporation

is

in

22

the

business

of

selling

signage.

23

EXPLANATION

24

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

25

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

26

This

bill

amends

prohibitions

on

the

placement

of

certain

27

campaign

signs

on

property

owned,

leased,

or

occupied

by

an

28

insurance

company,

savings

association,

bank,

credit

union,

29

or

corporation

prohibited

from

contributing

under

Code

30

section

68A.503.

The

bill

specifies

that

the

placement

of

a

31

campaign

sign

on

property

owned,

leased,

or

occupied

by

an

32

insurance

company,

savings

association,

bank,

credit

union,

or

33

corporation

is

not

a

contribution

under

Code

section

68A.503

34

unless

the

entity

is

in

the

business

of

selling

signs.

35

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