Total votes
3,993
all sessions
Attendance
58%
1,685 missed
Among the lowest in the chamber
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 78% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Sponsored
204
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
3,993 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,893
voted in favor
Nay
416
voted against
Absent
1,685
missed votes
Total cast
3,993
across all sessions
Crossed party
61
votes against own party
This page
3,993
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SF 42
A bill for an act modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 03/28/2025.
Yea
Passed
89–0
Mar 10, 2025
HF 703
A bill for an act concerning information regarding certain state and federal student loan programs.
Yea
Passed
87–1
Mar 10, 2025
HF 315
A bill for an act relating to budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster.
Yea
Passed
88–1
Mar 10, 2025
SF 278
A bill for an act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics.
Absent
Passed
95–0
Mar 4, 2025
SF 162
A bill for an act relating to the Iowa public employees’ retirement system’s notification requirements to members.
Absent
Passed
88–7
Mar 4, 2025
SF 162
A bill for an act relating to the Iowa public employees’ retirement system’s notification requirements to members.
Absent
Passed
88–7
Mar 4, 2025
SF 278
A bill for an act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics.
Absent
Passed
95–0
Mar 4, 2025
HF 178
A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.
Absent
Passed
90–5
Mar 4, 2025
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