Senate File 150 - Introduced SENATE FILE 150 BY R. TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act relating to the distribution of voter registration 1 information by license agents and the department of natural 2 resources. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2123XS (2) 88 ss/jh
S.F. 150 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 48A.25B Voter registration forms 1 at license agents. 2 The secretary of state shall provide voter registration 3 forms to license agents as provided in section 483A.12. 4 Sec. 2. Section 455A.4, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. The department shall place on the 7 portion of the internet site of the department dedicated to the 8 electronic issuance of licenses pursuant to chapter 483A a link 9 to the portion of the internet site of the secretary of state 10 dedicated to voter registration. 11 Sec. 3. Section 483A.12, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 12 following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. a. A license agent shall make available 14 to a person purchasing a license who is at least seventeen and 15 one-half years of age a voter registration form as defined in 16 section 48A.2. 17 b. The department shall provide and regularly update to the 18 secretary of state a list of all license agents in the state. 19 The secretary of state shall regularly provide to all such 20 license agents a supply of voter registration forms. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill relates to voter registration information 25 provided by the department of natural resources and license 26 agents. License agents are those entities authorized by the 27 department of natural resources to sell hunting, fishing, and 28 other licenses. The bill requires the department of natural 29 resources to provide to the secretary of state a list of all 30 license agents in the state. The secretary of state must 31 provide a supply of voter registration forms to all such 32 license agents, and such license agents must make the forms 33 available to all persons purchasing a license who are at least 34 17 and 1/2 years of age. The bill also requires the department 35 -1- LSB 2123XS (2) 88 ss/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 150 to place on the portion of the internet site of the department 1 dedicated to issuing licenses a link to the portion of the 2 internet site of the secretary of state dedicated to voter 3 registration. 4 -2- LSB 2123XS (2) 88 ss/jh 2/ 2