Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2118: A BILL FOR An Act relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6052YH (2) ss/ns H.F. 2118 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 53.5 Absentee ballot marking pilot program. 1. The state commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement a pilot program to establish procedures to enable a voter with a disability that prevents the voter from marking a ballot by hand to independently and privately mark a ballot or use an electronic voting device that produces a paper record using nonvisual access, low-vision access, or other assistive technology in order for the voter to complete an absentee ballot by mail pursuant to this chapter. The procedures must include a method by which a voter with a disability that prevents the voter from marking a ballot by hand to request an absentee ballot by mail. 2. If the pilot program under this section is not implemented statewide, the pilot program must include a sufficient number of counties, as determined by the state commissioner, to conclude whether the program is feasible statewide. 3. The state commissioner shall file a report with the general assembly by December 31 of each year regarding the pilot program established under this section. 4. This section is …
Sponsors
- David Young (R, 28) · primary sponsor
- Jon Dunwell (R, 38)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:15PM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee: Dunwell, Johnson, R. and Windschitl. H.J. 159 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 131 .
Subjects: pilot programs, ballots, absentee voting, disabilities, voting
Common questions
- What is HF2118?
- HF2118 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities.
- What does HF2118 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities.
- What is the status of HF2118?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2118?
- David Young (R, 28), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF2118?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2118&ga=91
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