Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2061: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders
Status: In committee, January 30, 2026
An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5035YH (2) ms/jh H.F. 2061 Section 1. Section 331.604, subsection 3, paragraph g, subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (1) Upon request by a peace officer, as defined in section 801.4, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, or state or federal judicial officer or state or federal prosecutor, United States senator, representative to Congress, statewide elected official, or member of the general assembly, the county assessor or the county assessor's staff, or the county recorder or the county recorder's staff, shall redact the requestor's name contained in electronic documents that are displayed for public access through an internet site. Sec. 2. Section 331.604, subsection 3, paragraph g, subparagraph (3), Code 2026, is amended by striking the subparagraph. Sec. 3. SECRETARY OF STATE RECOMMENDATIONS. By November 1, 2026, the secretary of state shall submit recommendations to the general assembly on how to protect information containing the personal residence of those seeking election while at the same time verifying the candidate's place of residence for the purpose of meeting any applicable residency requirement. EXPLANATION The inclusion …
Sponsors
- Taylor Collins (R, 95) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2255 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 183 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 182 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 12:00PM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee: Williams, Golding and Wichtendahl. H.J. 117 .
- : Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 78 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 182 . (January 29, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: public officers, county government, county recorders, electronics, county assessors, candidates, records and publications
Common questions
- What is HF2061?
- HF2061 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
- What does HF2061 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
- What is the status of HF2061?
- In committee as of January 30, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 . (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2061?
- Taylor Collins (R, 95).
- Where is the official record for HF2061?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2061&ga=91
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