The Iowa General Assembly adjourned its 2026 regular session on May 3 after passing five election-related bills. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed each of the bills by June 2.
Among the enacted bills was HF 2601, which prohibits foreign contributions in ballot measure elections. Iowa previously had a ban on foreign funding for candidate elections, but no such prohibition on foreign contributions to ballot measure committees.
Iowa is now the 25th state to ban foreign nationals or governments from contributing to ballot measure campaigns. It is also one of 19 states to prohibit foreign contributions to both campaign and ballot measure committees.
