Total votes
3,406
all sessions
Attendance
61%
1,344 missed
Among the lowest in the chamber
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 79% of chamber peers
Sponsored
204
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
3,406 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,708
voted in favor
Nay
355
voted against
Absent
1,344
missed votes
Total cast
3,406
across all sessions
Crossed party
53
votes against own party
This page
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HF 523
A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.
Yea
Passed
81–15
Mar 12, 2025
HF 516
A bill for an act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and hospitals and clinics.
Nay
Passed
67–28
Mar 12, 2025
HF 547
A bill for an act enacting the respiratory care interstate compact.
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 12, 2025
HF 530
A bill for an act authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons.
Nay
Passed
79–17
Mar 12, 2025
HF 573
A bill for an act relating to filing applications and custody of the respondent in an involuntary commitment proceeding.
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 12, 2025
HF 578
A bill for an act relating to the office of the consumer advocate.
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 12, 2025
HF 548
A bill for an act relating to the recycling of battery electric motor vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicles, and making penalties applicable.
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 12, 2025
HF 579
A bill for an act relating to certain amounts of school district funding for programs for at-risk students, secondary students who attend alternative programs or alternative schools, or returning dropouts and dropout prevention.
Yea
Passed
92–4
Mar 12, 2025
HF 546
A bill for an act relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses.
Nay
Passed
64–31
Mar 12, 2025
HF 602
A bill for an act relating to testimony by a minor witness using two-way, closed-circuit equipment.
Yea
Passed
95–1
Mar 12, 2025
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