House File 287 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 287 BY TUREK A BILL FOR An Act making election day a legal public holiday. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 2039YH (2) 91 ss/ns

H.F. 287 Section 1. Section 1C.1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. Election Day, the first Tuesday after 3 the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. 4 Sec. 2. Section 1C.2, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended by 5 adding the following new paragraph: 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0f. Election Day, the first Tuesday after 7 the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. 8 EXPLANATION 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 10 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 11 This bill makes the day of the general election, the 12 first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each 13 even-numbered year, a legal public holiday. The bill also 14 makes election day a paid holiday for state employees. 15 -1- LSB 2039YH (2) 91 ss/ns 1/ 1