A bill for an act relating to the verification of United States citizenship of persons registering to vote and registered voters.
This bill requires Iowa's state voter registrar to verify the U.S. citizenship of all registered voters using the federal USCIS database (or its successor). County election officials must notify voters if citizenship isn't confirmed, giving them 90 days to submit proof or cancel their registration. Unconfirmed registrations without proof after 90 days will be canceled. The verification applies monthly for new voters and annually for all existing voters.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 25, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Reprinted
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted after being amended and passed by the Senate on February 25, 2026. The core policy content regarding voter citizenship verification remains substantially the same, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a new subsection requiring the state registrar to adopt administrative rules under chapter 17A.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability. The bill continues to apply to all registered voters and those registering to vote in Iowa.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new requirement for the state registrar of voters to adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer the citizenship verification section.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting changes including updated header information, page numbering, and the addition of Senate passage date (February 25, 2026) in the reprint version.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
35–11
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic15
73% Nay
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 13.
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5032 filed, adopted.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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