HF 2061 (LSB 5035YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2061

BY  COLLINS

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:

    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 of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, a peace officer, a civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, a state or federal judicial officer, or state or federal prosecutor may request their name be redacted from documents made public by the county assessor or county recorder. This bill adds United States senators, representatives to Congress, statewide elected officials, and members of the general assembly to this list of people.
   The bill requires the secretary of the state to 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 residences for the purpose of meeting any applicable residency requirement. The recommendations are to be submitted before November 1, 2026.