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 recorded
3,993
across all sessions
Crossed party
61
votes against own party
Matching
3,993
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HF 144
A bill for an act concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Nay
Passed
68–31
Jan 30, 2025
HF 2693
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, and including effective date provisions. Effective date: 05/09/2024, 07/01/2024.
Absent
Passed
59–32
Apr 19, 2024
SF 2431
A bill for an act relating to the periods of time to bring civil actions for injuries that result from sex offenses against minors for the purpose of filing claims against the bankruptcy estate of a congressionally chartered organization, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Absent
Passed
90–1
Apr 19, 2024
SF 2109
A bill for an act relating to the driving privileges of persons under eighteen years of age, and making penalties applicable.
Absent
Passed
56–35
Apr 19, 2024
SJR 2004
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa by requiring a single rate for individual income taxes.
Absent
Passed
58–35
Apr 19, 2024
HF 2707
A bill for an act relating to transactions involving used catalytic converters.
Absent
Passed
90–0
Apr 19, 2024
SF 2436
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including by modifying the judicial retirement fund, and including effective date provisions.
Absent
Passed
90–1
Apr 19, 2024
SF 2411
A bill for an act relating to work-based learning, including by repealing provisions related to regional industry sector partnerships and the statewide work-based learning intermediary network, establishing the workforce opportunity fund within the department of workforce development, modifying provisions related to career and technical education, student teacher requirements for students with substitute teaching or para-educator experience, the unemployment compensation reserve fund, and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
Absent
Passed
72–21
Apr 19, 2024
SF 2443
A bill for an act relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, providing for properly related matters including the state government efficiency review committee and teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil calculations, making corrections, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.
Absent
Failed
36–56
Apr 19, 2024
SF 2442
A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by modifying individual and alternate income tax rates, withholding credits, franchise tax deductions, methodologies for determining property taxes, and property tax assessment limitations, changing methods of determining compensation of county officials, making contingent transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, and making corrections, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
Absent
Passed
68–24
Apr 19, 2024
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