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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 7, 2014 | IA | HF 2462 | Prohibits Confidentiality Agreements in State Employee Settlements | Bill Passed - House (63 - 35) |
March 26, 2013 | IA | SF 423 | Amends Education Provisions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Feb. 24, 2015 | IA | SF 219 | Reduces Penalties for Possession of Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 13) |
Feb. 24, 2015 | IA | SF 269 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
Feb. 24, 2015 | IA | SF 257 | Increases Fuel Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
March 10, 2015 | IA | HF 352 | Requires State Agencies to Use a Zero-Base Budget | Bill Passed - House (57 - 42) |
March 18, 2015 | IA | SF 437 | Authorizes Employees to Take Unpaid Leave to Participate in a Presidential Precinct Caucus | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
March 19, 2015 | IA | SF 331 | Authorizes Online Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 20) |
March 24, 2015 | IA | SF 232 | Prohibits Minors from Using Tanning Beds | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
Feb. 25, 2016 | IA | SF 2289 | Expands Criminal Offenses for Animal Mistreatment | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
Feb. 23, 2016 | IA | HF 2281 | Authorizes Individuals Under the age of 14 to Posses a Handgun | Bill Passed - House (62 - 36) |
March 1, 2016 | IA | SF 2188 | Authorizes Certain Psychologists to Prescribe Medication | Bill Failed - Senate (24 - 25) |
March 8, 2016 | IA | SF 2284 | Amends Definition of Hate Crime to Include Gender Identity or Expression | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
March 17, 2015 | IA | SF 334 | Prohibits Sexual-Orientation Conversion Therapy for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
April 19, 2016 | IA | HF 2459 | Appropriates Funds and Establishes Equal Pay Task Force | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
April 20, 2016 | IA | HF 2460 | Appropriates Funding for Health and Human Services | Bill Passed - House (56 - 42) |
April 19, 2016 | IA | SF 2323 | Appropriates Funds for Higher Education | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
April 15, 2015 | IA | SF 484 | Expands Medical Marijuana Uses | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 19) |
Feb. 10, 2015 | IA | SF 171 | Amends Growth Percentage for Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
Feb. 24, 2015 | IA | SF 270 | Prohibits Wage Diversion | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23) |
March 12, 2015 | IA | SF 166 | Authorizes Fantasy Sports Leagues | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
March 9, 2016 | IA | HF 2329 | Prohibits Sale of Fetal Tissue | Bill Passed - House (56 - 43) |
March 2, 2016 | IA | SF 2252 | Requires Accommodations for Employees During Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
Feb. 29, 2016 | IA | SF 2222 | Authorizes Pharmacists to Dispense Over-the-Counter Birth Control | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22) |
Feb. 16, 2017 | IA | HF 291 | Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
March 7, 2017 | IA | HF 517 | Authorizes Use of Deadly Force when Deemed Necessary | Bill Passed - House (58 - 39) |
March 14, 2017 | IA | SF 471 | Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
March 9, 2017 | IA | HF 516 | Requires Identification to Vote | Bill Passed - House (59 - 40) |
March 9, 2017 | IA | HF 295 | Prohibits Localities from Increasing Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (56 - 41) |
March 20, 2017 | IA | HF 539 | Reduces the Deadline to File Discrimination Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (58 - 39) |
March 22, 2017 | IA | SF 359 | Prohibits Abortion After a Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 6) |
April 17, 2019 | IA | SF 617 | Authorizes Sports Betting | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
March 21, 2017 | IA | HF 524 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (96 - 0) |
April 20, 2017 | IA | SF 516 | Establishes Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
April 19, 2017 | IA | HF 653 | Reduces Government Fund Allocations to Planned Parenthood | Bill Passed - House (55 - 42) |
March 12, 2019 | IA | SF 519 | Establishes Trespass Charges for Undercover Investigators at Certain Agricultural Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 8) |
March 12, 2019 | IA | SF 237 | Amends Judicial Commission Selection | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
March 21, 2017 | IA | SF 489 | Authorizes the Sale of Consumer Fireworks | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
March 19, 2019 | IA | SF 538 | Establishes Medicaid Work Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
March 20, 2019 | IA | SF 548 | Amends Land Purchase Regulations for Water Quality Testing | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
Feb. 11, 2019 | IA | HF 306 | Increases School Funding by 2 Percent | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
March 27, 2019 | IA | SF 513 | Authorizes Women to Buy Birth Control Without Prescriptions | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 6) |
March 26, 2019 | IA | SF 523 | Expands Penalties for Fetal Homicide | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
March 26, 2019 | IA | SF 343 | Prohibits Traffic Cameras | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
March 11, 2019 | IA | SF 274 | Amends Free Speech Regulations on College Campuses | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11) |
Feb. 8, 2018 | IA | SF 2117 | Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
Feb. 28, 2018 | IA | SF 2281 | Prohibits Abortion After Fetal Heartbeat Detection | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
March 14, 2017 | IA | SF 447 | Limits Nuisance Damages Against Livestock Farmers | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
Feb. 2, 2017 | IA | SF 166 | Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
Feb. 28, 2018 | IA | SF 2383 | Decreases Income Tax Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
April 2, 2019 | IA | SF 516 | Requires Employers to Verify Employee Immigration Status | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
April 22, 2019 | IA | HF 764 | Requires the Legislature to Publish Proposed Constitutional Amendments | Bill Passed - House (54 - 44) |
March 29, 2022 | IA | HF 2577 | Requires Public Schools Post Lesson Plans and Materials Online for Parental Review | Bill Passed - House (60 - 36) |
Feb. 13, 2020 | IA | SJR 2001 | Amends the State Constitution to Repeal the Right to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
Feb. 20, 2019 | IA | HF 262 | Prohibits Pyramid Promotional Schemes | Bill Passed - House (88 - 10) |
Feb. 26, 2020 | IA | SF 2272 | Establishes Computer Verification System for Public Assistance Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
March 3, 2020 | IA | HF 684 | Establishes Medical Amnesty for Under-Aged Individuals in Alcohol-Related Emergencies | Bill Passed - House (95 - 3) |
Feb. 2, 2021 | IA | HF 228 | Prohibits Open Enrollment Rejections Via Diversity Plans | Bill Passed - House (56 - 32) |
March 3, 2020 | IA | SF 2348 | Requires Restitution Payment from Felons for Restoration of Voting Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
March 16, 2020 | IA | SF 2408 | Appropriates Funds, Expands Power of Governor, and Waives School Time Requirements in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 0) |
March 10, 2020 | IA | HF 2589 | Expands the Medical Marijuana Program to Include Severe Autism and PTSD | Bill Passed - House (52 - 48) |
April 5, 2022 | IA | HF 2562 | Amends Mobile Home Tenant Regulations | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
Jan. 28, 2021 | IA | SF 160 | Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
Feb. 27, 2020 | IA | HF 2502 | Amends Gun Policies | Bill Passed - House (52 - 44) |
March 2, 2020 | IA | SF 2275 | Increases Penalties for Eluding Law Enforcement | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12) |
June 11, 2020 | IA | HF 2647 | Amends Law Enforcement Policies and Training Requirements | Bill Passed - House (98 - 0) |
June 5, 2020 | IA | SF 2413 | Increases Penalties for Trespassing on Animal Food Operations | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11) |
Jan. 28, 2021 | IA | SF 159 | Authorizes Publicly Funded School Voucher Credits for Students to Attend Private Charter Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21) |
Feb. 8, 2021 | IA | HF 263 | Limits the Out of Pocket Cost for an Insulin Prescription at $100 | Bill Passed - House (89 - 2) |
March 16, 2021 | IA | HF 802 | Limits the Types of Diversity Training Schools and Governments May Offer | Bill Passed - House (59 - 38) |
Feb. 16, 2021 | IA | HF 415 | Requires Public Schools Recite the Pledge of Allegiance Daily | Bill Passed - House (91 - 3) |
Feb. 17, 2021 | IA | SF 252 | Prohibits Cities from Mandating Participation in the Section 8 Federal Housing Program | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | IA | SF 413 | Amends the State's Voting Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
April 28, 2021 | IA | HF 889 | Prohibits the Implementation of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports | Bill Passed - House (58 - 35) |
May 1, 2023 | IA | HF 716 | Requires Iowa Political Parties Meet in Person to Select Their Delegates in a Presidential Election | Bill Passed - House (61 - 33) |
Feb. 22, 2022 | IA | SF 2296 | Authorizes Law Enforcement to Seize Trash | Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0) |
March 24, 2021 | IA | HF 813 | Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State | Bill Passed - House (55 - 40) |
Feb. 24, 2022 | IA | HF 2380 | Authorizes Growth of Hemp in Larger Acres | Bill Passed - House (96 - 1) |
Feb. 9, 2021 | IA | SF 269 | Appropriates Funds for Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | IA | SF 356 | Establishes Liability Protections for Agritourism Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | IA | SF 389 | Increases Eligibility Requirements for Public Assistance Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
March 10, 2021 | IA | SF 534 | Increases Penalties for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Unlawful Assembly | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
March 10, 2021 | IA | SF 479 | Prohibits State Funding to Cities and Towns that Reduce Law Enforcement Budgets | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 7) |
March 22, 2023 | IA | SF 494 | Establishes New Eligibility Requirements for Families to Receive SNAP Benefits | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
March 17, 2021 | IA | HF 621 | Establishes Which Legal Actions can be Brought Against Firearm Manufacturers and Distributors | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
Feb. 8, 2023 | IA | HF 161 | Establishes a $1 Million Cap on Noneconomic Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (54 - 46) |
March 8, 2023 | IA | HF 348 | Prohibits Instruction on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Grades K-6 | Bill Passed - House (62 - 35) |
March 7, 2023 | IA | SF 514 | Restructures Iowa State Government Cabinet Positions | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
May 2, 2023 | IA | SF 563 | Appropriates Funding for State Judicial Spending and Requires Courts Obtain Consent of Non-Contract Attorneys | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
July 11, 2023 | IA | HF 732 | Prohibits Abortion After 6 Weeks | Bill Passed - House (56 - 32) |
April 11, 2023 | IA | HF 651 | Prohibits the Banning of Certain Breeds of Dogs | Bill Passed - House (82 - 16) |
March 22, 2023 | IA | HF 605 | Establishes Energy Benchmark Requirements for Private Properties | Bill Passed - House (61 - 34) |
March 15, 2023 | IA | SF 455 | Amends Regulations Concerning Topsoil and Storm Water at Construction Sites | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15) |
March 6, 2023 | IA | SF 411 | Amends Regulation of Energy Sources by Counties and Cities | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 6) |
May 3, 2023 | IA | SF 560 | Appropriates Funding for State Department of Education | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
May 3, 2023 | IA | SF 578 | Amends Various State Finance Laws and Authorizes Appropriations for Spending | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
April 26, 2023 | IA | SF 557 | Appropriates Funding for Various State Government Administrative and Regulative Costs | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
April 11, 2023 | IA | HF 572 | Prohibits Drone Usage on Certain Properties | Bill Passed - House (87 - 10) |
March 14, 2023 | IA | SF 319 | Authorizes Drug Testing of Private Sector Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
Feb. 20, 2024 | IA | SF 2095 | Authorizes Religious Freedom for All Government, Business, Corporate, and Foundation Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |