Total votes
1,830
all sessions
Attendance
97%
58 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
96%
of cast votes
Lower than 80% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Sponsored
95
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
1,830 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,500
voted in favor
Nay
272
voted against
Absent
58
missed votes
Total cast
1,830
across all sessions
Crossed party
59
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HF 711
A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 360, HSB 20.) Effective date: 01/01/2022. Applicability date: 01/01/2022.
Yea
Passed
45–0
May 17, 2021
SF 342
A bill for an act relating to public records and communications in professional confidence; uniform commercial code filings; qualified immunity; peace officer health plans and workers’ compensation; certain law enforcement matters; criminal laws involving public disorder, assaults, and harassment; civil liability for certain vehicle operators; window tinting; acts on certain highways; and civil service commission examinations; providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 6.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2021. Applicability date: 01/01/2021.
Yea
Failed
18–27
May 17, 2021
HF 302
A bill for an act establishing a graduated eligibility phase-out program for state child care assistance. (Formerly HSB 3.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Yea
Passed
45–0
May 17, 2021
SF 342
A bill for an act relating to public records and communications in professional confidence; uniform commercial code filings; qualified immunity; peace officer health plans and workers’ compensation; certain law enforcement matters; criminal laws involving public disorder, assaults, and harassment; civil liability for certain vehicle operators; window tinting; acts on certain highways; and civil service commission examinations; providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 6.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2021. Applicability date: 01/01/2021.
Nay
Passed
27–18
May 17, 2021
SF 598
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations and related statutory changes involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection.(Formerly SSB 1261.)
Yea
Passed
45–0
May 17, 2021
HF 860
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations and related statutory changes involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection. Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Nay
Passed
28–17
May 17, 2021
HF 758
A bill for an act modifying provisions related to certain affidavits accepted by county recorders for updating county transfer books and indexes when a conveyance of real estate has not occurred. (Formerly HSB 261.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Yea
Passed
45–0
May 17, 2021
HF 743
A bill for an act providing for representation of adoptive parents by local public defenders. (Formerly HF 589.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Yea
Passed
44–0
May 17, 2021
HF 234
A bill for an act establishing a lifetime trout fishing license for certain older Iowans. (Formerly HSB 49.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Yea
Passed
45–0
May 17, 2021
SF 342
A bill for an act relating to public records and communications in professional confidence; uniform commercial code filings; qualified immunity; peace officer health plans and workers’ compensation; certain law enforcement matters; criminal laws involving public disorder, assaults, and harassment; civil liability for certain vehicle operators; window tinting; acts on certain highways; and civil service commission examinations; providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 6.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2021. Applicability date: 01/01/2021.
Nay
Passed
27–18
May 17, 2021
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