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
Near the chamber average
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
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3,993
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HF 2365
A bill for an act relating to certain notifications issued by the department of workforce development concerning claims for unemployment benefits and the voluntary shared work program, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 605.) Effective date: 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2020.
Absent
Passed
96–0
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2642
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund, and providing for related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 712.) Effective date: 06/30/2020, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 06/01/2020, 07/01/2020.
Absent
Passed
58–38
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2372
A bill for an act regarding driver’s licenses, including the exemption of certain farmers and hired help operating a special truck from the requirement to be licensed as a chauffeur and the optional inclusion of a mark reflecting autism spectrum disorder status on a person’s driver’s license. (Formerly HSB 530.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
Absent
Passed
96–0
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2627
A bill for an act relating to governmental and regulatory matters including the granting and renewal of licenses, certificates, and registrations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2470, HSB 647.) Effective date: 06/25/2020, 01/01/2021.
Absent
Passed
96–0
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2643
A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 710.) Effective date: 06/30/2020, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 06/01/2020, 03/18/2020, 06/17/2020, 06/30/2020, 07/01/2019, 07/01/2020, 06/26/2020.
Absent
Passed
94–0
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2643
A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 710.) Effective date: 06/30/2020, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 06/01/2020, 03/18/2020, 06/17/2020, 06/30/2020, 07/01/2019, 07/01/2020, 06/26/2020.
Absent
Passed
51–45
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2629
A bill for an act relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, including provisions relating to apprenticeship training programs, a child care challenge program for working Iowans, computer science educational standards, a scholarship program, and the senior year plus program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2384, HSB 607.) Effective date: 07/01/2021, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2020.
Absent
Passed
96–0
Jun 12, 2020
HF 737
A bill for an act relating to the regulation of persons involved with animals other than livestock and certain wild animals, providing for criminal offenses and court orders associated with animal mistreatment, and including penalties. (Formerly HSB 114.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
Absent
Passed
96–0
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2643
A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 710.) Effective date: 06/30/2020, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 06/01/2020, 03/18/2020, 06/17/2020, 06/30/2020, 07/01/2019, 07/01/2020, 06/26/2020.
Absent
Failed
44–50
Jun 12, 2020
HF 2643
A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 710.) Effective date: 06/30/2020, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 06/01/2020, 03/18/2020, 06/17/2020, 06/30/2020, 07/01/2019, 07/01/2020, 06/26/2020.
Absent
Failed
44–49
Jun 12, 2020
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