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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Jan. 30, 2025 IA HF 117 Establishes National Guard Scholarship Opportunities Bill Passed - House (99 - 0)
Jan. 30, 2025 IA HF 118 Amends the Monetary Limits of the National Guard Service Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (99 - 0)
April 19, 2024 IA HF 2698 Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Veteran Affairs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 18, 2024 IA HF 2698 Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Veteran Affairs Bill Passed - House (56 - 35)
March 5, 2024 IA SF 2340 Establishes Illegal Immigration as a State Crime Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
Feb. 28, 2024 IA SF 108 Requires Employer Use of the E-Verify System for Employee Hiring Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
Feb. 26, 2024 IA SF 2096 Repeals Gender Balance Requirements on Iowa's Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
Feb. 20, 2024 IA SF 2096 Repeals Gender Balance Requirements on Iowa's Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
Feb. 19, 2024 IA SF 2251 Extends the Length of Time Individuals can Receive Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
May 3, 2023 IA SF 563 Appropriates Funding for State Judicial Spending and Requires Courts Obtain Consent of Non-Contract Attorneys Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
May 2, 2023 IA SF 563 Appropriates Funding for State Judicial Spending and Requires Courts Obtain Consent of Non-Contract Attorneys Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
March 21, 2023 IA HF 265 Establishes a Midwife State Licensure Process Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
March 16, 2023 IA SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
March 15, 2023 IA SF 514 Restructures Iowa State Government Cabinet Positions Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
March 15, 2023 IA SF 455 Amends Regulations Concerning Topsoil and Storm Water at Construction Sites Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
March 8, 2023 IA SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
March 8, 2023 IA HF 348 Prohibits Instruction on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Grades K-6 Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 514 Restructures Iowa State Government Cabinet Positions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
March 6, 2023 IA SF 411 Amends Regulation of Energy Sources by Counties and Cities Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 6)
Feb. 9, 2023 IA HF 159 Prohibits Use of Trans or Gay Panic Defense in Assault Cases Bill Passed - House (94 - 1)
May 23, 2022 IA SF 529 Prohibits Fraud in Assisted Reproduction Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 1)
May 23, 2022 IA SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
March 23, 2022 IA HF 2355 Reduces the Maximum Amount of Time an Individual Can Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
Date No. Title Outcome
1/30 HF 117 Establishes National Guard Scholarship Opportunities Bill Passed - House (99 - 0)
1/30 HF 118 Amends the Monetary Limits of the National Guard Service Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (99 - 0)
4/19 HF 2698 Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Veteran Affairs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/18 HF 2698 Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Veteran Affairs Bill Passed - House (56 - 35)
3/05 SF 2340 Establishes Illegal Immigration as a State Crime Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
2/28 SF 108 Requires Employer Use of the E-Verify System for Employee Hiring Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
2/26 SF 2096 Repeals Gender Balance Requirements on Iowa's Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - House (62 - 33)
2/20 SF 2096 Repeals Gender Balance Requirements on Iowa's Boards and Commissions Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
2/19 SF 2251 Extends the Length of Time Individuals can Receive Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
5/03 SF 563 Appropriates Funding for State Judicial Spending and Requires Courts Obtain Consent of Non-Contract Attorneys Bill Passed - House (60 - 33)
5/02 SF 563 Appropriates Funding for State Judicial Spending and Requires Courts Obtain Consent of Non-Contract Attorneys Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
3/21 HF 265 Establishes a Midwife State Licensure Process Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
3/16 SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (57 - 39)
3/15 SF 514 Restructures Iowa State Government Cabinet Positions Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
3/15 SF 455 Amends Regulations Concerning Topsoil and Storm Water at Construction Sites Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
3/08 SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - House (58 - 39)
3/08 HF 348 Prohibits Instruction on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Grades K-6 Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
3/07 SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
3/07 SF 514 Restructures Iowa State Government Cabinet Positions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15)
3/07 SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
3/06 SF 411 Amends Regulation of Energy Sources by Counties and Cities Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 6)
2/09 HF 159 Prohibits Use of Trans or Gay Panic Defense in Assault Cases Bill Passed - House (94 - 1)
5/23 SF 529 Prohibits Fraud in Assisted Reproduction Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 1)
5/23 SF 2367 Repeals Sales Tax on Menstrual Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (44 - 0)
3/23 HF 2355 Reduces the Maximum Amount of Time an Individual Can Receive Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)

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