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Did Turek vote for Iowa’s2024 foreign-farmland law?

Matches stated direction. He voted yes on S.F.2204, which strengthened reporting and enforcement. It built on earlier ownership restrictions.

Josh Turek

His vote on foreign farmland reporting

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What they say

In the October13 debate, Turek said he had voted for Iowa’s foreign-farmland ownership restrictions.

What the record shows ·

He voted yes on S.F.2204 on February26, 2024, in a95–0 House vote. Signed April9, the law strengthened registration, reporting, enforcement and penalties involving foreign interests in agricultural land.

Limit: This establishes his vote on that2024 law. Iowa’s underlying ownership restrictions predate it; the vote does not make him their original author or prove every later restriction.

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  1. WHO13 debate, October13https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1seS3B4Myg&t=3118s

    WHO13 · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Paraphrase from saved native captions. Provenance documented in dated event note.

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  2. Iowa House Journal, February26 2024, pages389–390 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 26, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Primary record reviewed October 22, 2026 for this debate comparison.

    official legislative record

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  3. S.F.2204 enrolled texthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2204.html

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Primary record reviewed October 22, 2026 for this debate comparison.

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  4. S.F.2204 signed-law historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF2204&enhanced=true&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Primary record reviewed October 22, 2026 for this debate comparison.

    official legislative record

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