Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 140Funding SF 140
Allows satellite absentee voting at schools during school bond elections The bill lets satellite absentee voting stations be set up on school property when a school bond, levy, or similar school funding question is on that election's ballot. It also changes rules on removing or hiding published material about candidates and public measures near voters.
Official title A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effective date: 07/01/2026.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Apr 30: Signed by Governor. S.J. 947.
Votes House: Shall the bill pass? Apr 7 · 63–29, 8 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): No Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): No Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): No Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): No Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): No Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): No Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): No Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): No Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): No Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): No Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): No Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): No Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): No Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): No Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): No Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): No Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): No Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Absent Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Absent Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Absent Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 29 no, 4 not voting Republicans → 63 yes, 0 no, 4 not voting House: House Committee On State Government Report Feb 6 · 16–7 · Passed › House: House Committee On State Government Report Feb 6 · 16–7 · Passed
Close Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): No Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): No Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): No Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes ← Democrats0 yes, 7 no Republicans → 16 yes, 0 no Senate: Shall the bill pass? Mar 17, 2025 · 33–13, 4 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): No Sen. Claire Celsi (D, District 16): Absent Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Absent Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Rocky De Witt (R, District 1): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 13 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 33 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Senate: Senate State Government Report Mar 6, 2025 · 12–5 · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes ← Democrats0 yes, 5 no Republicans → 12 yes, 0 no On these agendas State Government Committee Feb 4 tl HSB 640-Wilz HSB 642- Lundgren HF 993-Jones HF 2074-Collins HF 2066- Collins SF 140- Harris Any other business Adjourn
State Government Subcommittee Feb 3 Consideration of SF 140 Consideration of SF 140
State Government Committee Mar 5, 2025 endance Confirmation of minutes from previous meeting. Bills for consideration: SF 140 Senator Driscoll SF 198 Senator Guth with amendment SF 272 Senator Webster with
History Signed by Governor. S.J. 947. Senate · Apr 30 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 947. Senate · Apr 30 Message from House. S.J. 747. Senate · Apr 8 Immediate message. H.J. 835. House · Apr 7 Passed House, yeas 63, nays 29. H.J. 833. House · Apr 7 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760. House · Mar 26 Placed on calendar. H.J. 230. House · Feb 6 Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 7. H.J. 230. House · Feb 4 Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 230. House · Feb 4 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Feb 3 Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 9:30AM House Lounge 2. House · Jan 29 Subcommittee: Harris, Lundgren and McBurney. H.J. 167. House · Jan 28 Read first time, referred to State Government. H.J. 678. House · Mar 18, 2025 Message from Senate. H.J. 663. House · Mar 17, 2025 Immediate message. S.J. 545. Senate · Mar 17, 2025 Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13. S.J. 543. Senate · Mar 17, 2025 Amendment S-3025 filed, adopted. S.J. 543. Senate · Mar 17, 2025 Placed on calendar. Senate · Mar 6, 2025 Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 440. Senate · Mar 6, 2025 Subcommittee recommends passage. Senate · Jan 30, 2025 Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge. Senate · Jan 28, 2025 Subcommittee: Driscoll, Alons, and Winckler. S.J. 154. Senate · Jan 28, 2025 Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 141. Senate · Jan 27, 2025