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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 15, 2006 | IA | H-8178 | Preschool Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51) |
March 15, 2006 | IA | H-8172 | Teacher Salary Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51) |
Jan. 31, 2006 | IA | HF 2045 | Senior Citizen Tax Revision | Bill Passed - House (81 - 18) |
March 15, 2006 | IA | HF 2527 | 2006-2007 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
May 2, 2006 | IA | SF 2408 | Elderly Income Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (89 - 6) |
Feb. 22, 2007 | IA | SF 162 | Stem Cell Research and Penalties | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
March 13, 2007 | IA | SF 128 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
March 28, 2007 | IA | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - House (56 - 43) |
April 5, 2007 | IA | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Bill Passed - House (90 - 7) |
April 23, 2007 | IA | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 3) |
April 27, 2007 | IA | HF 920 | Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds | Bill Passed - House (51 - 44) |
March 5, 2008 | IA | HF 2359 | Veterans Trust Fund | Bill Passed - House (75 - 21) |
March 19, 2008 | IA | HF 2645 | Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
April 9, 2008 | IA | HF 2663 | Statewide Sales Tax Increase for School Infrastructure Funding | Bill Passed - House (59 - 41) |
April 10, 2008 | IA | SJR 2002 | Natural Resources Trust Fund | Joint Resolution Passed - House (88 - 10) |
April 16, 2008 | IA | SF 2420 | Increasing Vehicle Registration Fees | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
April 25, 2008 | IA | SF 2432 | Prison and Infrastructure Funding | Bill Passed - House (53 - 43) |
April 25, 2008 | IA | SF 2425 | 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 45) |
Jan. 29, 2009 | IA | SF 44 | Expediting Local-Option Tax Approval in Disaster Areas | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
Feb. 26, 2009 | IA | SF 218 | Growth Percentage for State School Foundation Program | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
Feb. 26, 2009 | IA | HF 414 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (55 - 43) |
April 24, 2009 | IA | SF 376 | Bonds Issuance for Infrastructure Projects and the Creation of an Iowa Jobs Program, Board, and Fund. | Bill Passed - House (53 - 43) |
April 25, 2009 | IA | SF 477 | Appropriation Bonds | Bill Passed - House (52 - 44) |
Jan. 26, 2010 | IA | HF 2110 | Military Spouse Relocation Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - House (56 - 44) |
Feb. 12, 2010 | IA | Amdt 8053 | Omnibus Spending Cuts Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (43 - 54) |
Feb. 17, 2010 | IA | Amdt 8140 | Animal Abuse and Neglect Penalties | Amendment Rejected - House (44 - 52) |
Feb. 17, 2010 | IA | Amdt 8145 | Animal Facility Regulations | Amendment Rejected - House (42 - 53) |
March 10, 2010 | IA | Amdt 8381 | Free Self Defense Courses for Domestic Violence Victims | Amendment Rejected - House (44 - 53) |
March 19, 2010 | IA | SF 2380 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (54 - 43) |
March 22, 2010 | IA | Amdt 8522 | Allowing Cuts to Teacher Salary Supplement | Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 50) |
March 29, 2010 | IA | SF 2389 | Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
March 30, 2010 | IA | HF 2531 | Appropriations and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 48) |
March 22, 2010 | IA | SF 2376 | 2010-2011 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (55 - 44) |
April 25, 2007 | IA | SF 588 | 2008-2009 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (56 - 40) |
April 20, 2007 | IA | HF 909 | 2007-2008 Health and Human Services Budget | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
May 3, 2006 | IA | HF 2540 | 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 32) |
March 6, 2006 | IA | HF 2540 | 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
March 7, 2006 | IA | HF 2558 | 2006-2007 Department of Justice, Corrections, Public Defense, and Public Safety Budget | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
Feb. 16, 2011 | IA | HF 194 | Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction | Bill Passed - House (62 - 33) |
May 10, 2011 | IA | SF 522 | Establishing a Property Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
June 8, 2011 | IA | HF 697 | State Budget for 2011-2012 | Bill Passed - House (54 - 38) |
Feb. 14, 2012 | IA | HF 2274 | Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (59 - 40) |
May 7, 2012 | IA | HF 2475 | Reduces Certain Business Property Taxes | Bill Passed - House (71 - 26) |
May 9, 2012 | IA | SF 2315 | Amends the Mental Health and Disability Services Program | Conference Report Adopted - House (66 - 31) |
Feb. 19, 2013 | IA | HF 215 | Appropriates Education Funding and Establishes New Programs | Bill Passed - House (52 - 44) |
March 13, 2013 | IA | HF 478 | Authorizes an Alternative Flat Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
April 16, 2013 | IA | SF 430 | 2013-2014 Economic Development Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
April 23, 2013 | IA | SF 447 | 2013-2014 Justice Department Budget | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
April 17, 2013 | IA | SF 295 | Establishes a Business Property Tax Credit Fund | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
May 1, 2013 | IA | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
May 23, 2013 | IA | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 17) |
Feb. 24, 2015 | IA | SF 257 | Increases Fuel Taxes | Bill Passed - House (53 - 46) |
March 10, 2015 | IA | HF 352 | Requires State Agencies to Use a Zero-Base Budget | Bill Passed - House (57 - 42) |
Feb. 24, 2015 | IA | SF 171 | Amends Growth Percentage for Budget | Bill Passed - House (55 - 44) |
April 20, 2016 | IA | HF 2460 | Appropriates Funding for Health and Human Services | Bill Passed - House (56 - 42) |
April 19, 2016 | IA | HF 2459 | Appropriates Funds and Establishes Equal Pay Task Force | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
March 23, 2016 | IA | SF 174 | Increases K-12 Education Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41) |
March 23, 2016 | IA | SF 175 | Increases K-12 Education Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41) |
Feb. 11, 2019 | IA | HF 306 | Increases School Funding by 2 Percent | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
April 27, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
April 24, 2019 | IA | SF 634 | Amends Process for Approving Local Government Budgets and Property Taxation | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
June 14, 2020 | IA | HF 2643 | Establishes a General Fund Budget and Limits Actions of County Auditors Regarding Absentee Ballot Requests | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 41) |
Feb. 11, 2021 | IA | SF 269 | Appropriates Funds for Schools | Bill Passed - House (56 - 36) |
May 19, 2021 | IA | HF 847 | Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 35) |
March 25, 2021 | IA | HF 847 | Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students | Bill Passed - House (62 - 33) |
May 18, 2021 | IA | SF 619 | Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 28) |
May 18, 2021 | IA | SF 619 | Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 28) |
Feb. 16, 2022 | IA | HF 2317 | Reduces the Income Tax Rate to a 4 Percent Flat Tax by 2026 | Bill Passed - House (61 - 37) |
March 15, 2023 | IA | SF 507 | Prohibits Investment of Public Funds from Management by Firms that Account for "Environmental, Social and Governance Factors" | Bill Passed - House (63 - 34) |
May 2, 2023 | IA | SF 557 | Appropriates Funding for Various State Government Administrative and Regulative Costs | Bill Passed - House (60 - 35) |
May 3, 2023 | IA | SF 578 | Amends Various State Finance Laws and Authorizes Appropriations for Spending | Bill Passed - House (55 - 38) |
May 3, 2023 | IA | SF 560 | Appropriates Funding for State Department of Education | Bill Passed - House (59 - 33) |
March 21, 2024 | IA | HF 2612 | Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 43) |
March 5, 2024 | IA | HF 2612 | Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies | Bill Passed - House (53 - 41) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
3/15 | H-8178 | Preschool Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51) |
3/15 | H-8172 | Teacher Salary Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (46 - 51) |
1/31 | HF 2045 | Senior Citizen Tax Revision | Bill Passed - House (81 - 18) |
3/15 | HF 2527 | 2006-2007 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
5/02 | SF 2408 | Elderly Income Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (89 - 6) |
2/22 | SF 162 | Stem Cell Research and Penalties | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
3/13 | SF 128 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
3/28 | HF 877 | Statewide Preschool Program | Bill Passed - House (56 - 43) |
4/05 | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Bill Passed - House (90 - 7) |
4/23 | SF 277 | Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs | Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 3) |
4/27 | HF 920 | Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds | Bill Passed - House (51 - 44) |
3/05 | HF 2359 | Veterans Trust Fund | Bill Passed - House (75 - 21) |
3/19 | HF 2645 | Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
4/09 | HF 2663 | Statewide Sales Tax Increase for School Infrastructure Funding | Bill Passed - House (59 - 41) |
4/10 | SJR 2002 | Natural Resources Trust Fund | Joint Resolution Passed - House (88 - 10) |
4/16 | SF 2420 | Increasing Vehicle Registration Fees | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
4/25 | SF 2432 | Prison and Infrastructure Funding | Bill Passed - House (53 - 43) |
4/25 | SF 2425 | 2008-2009 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (53 - 45) |
1/29 | SF 44 | Expediting Local-Option Tax Approval in Disaster Areas | Bill Passed - House (55 - 37) |
2/26 | SF 218 | Growth Percentage for State School Foundation Program | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
2/26 | HF 414 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (55 - 43) |
4/24 | SF 376 | Bonds Issuance for Infrastructure Projects and the Creation of an Iowa Jobs Program, Board, and Fund. | Bill Passed - House (53 - 43) |
4/25 | SF 477 | Appropriation Bonds | Bill Passed - House (52 - 44) |
1/26 | HF 2110 | Military Spouse Relocation Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - House (56 - 44) |
2/12 | Amdt 8053 | Omnibus Spending Cuts Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (43 - 54) |
2/17 | Amdt 8140 | Animal Abuse and Neglect Penalties | Amendment Rejected - House (44 - 52) |
2/17 | Amdt 8145 | Animal Facility Regulations | Amendment Rejected - House (42 - 53) |
3/10 | Amdt 8381 | Free Self Defense Courses for Domestic Violence Victims | Amendment Rejected - House (44 - 53) |
3/19 | SF 2380 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (54 - 43) |
3/22 | Amdt 8522 | Allowing Cuts to Teacher Salary Supplement | Amendment Rejected - House (49 - 50) |
3/29 | SF 2389 | Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
3/30 | HF 2531 | Appropriations and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 48) |
3/22 | SF 2376 | 2010-2011 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (55 - 44) |
4/25 | SF 588 | 2008-2009 Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (56 - 40) |
4/20 | HF 909 | 2007-2008 Health and Human Services Budget | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
5/03 | HF 2540 | 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 32) |
3/06 | HF 2540 | 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
3/07 | HF 2558 | 2006-2007 Department of Justice, Corrections, Public Defense, and Public Safety Budget | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
2/16 | HF 194 | Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction | Bill Passed - House (62 - 33) |
5/10 | SF 522 | Establishing a Property Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
6/08 | HF 697 | State Budget for 2011-2012 | Bill Passed - House (54 - 38) |
2/14 | HF 2274 | Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Exemption | Bill Passed - House (59 - 40) |
5/07 | HF 2475 | Reduces Certain Business Property Taxes | Bill Passed - House (71 - 26) |
5/09 | SF 2315 | Amends the Mental Health and Disability Services Program | Conference Report Adopted - House (66 - 31) |
2/19 | HF 215 | Appropriates Education Funding and Establishes New Programs | Bill Passed - House (52 - 44) |
3/13 | HF 478 | Authorizes an Alternative Flat Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
4/16 | SF 430 | 2013-2014 Economic Development Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
4/23 | SF 447 | 2013-2014 Justice Department Budget | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
4/17 | SF 295 | Establishes a Business Property Tax Credit Fund | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
5/01 | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Bill Passed - House (52 - 46) |
5/23 | SF 446 | 2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 17) |
2/24 | SF 257 | Increases Fuel Taxes | Bill Passed - House (53 - 46) |
3/10 | HF 352 | Requires State Agencies to Use a Zero-Base Budget | Bill Passed - House (57 - 42) |
2/24 | SF 171 | Amends Growth Percentage for Budget | Bill Passed - House (55 - 44) |
4/20 | HF 2460 | Appropriates Funding for Health and Human Services | Bill Passed - House (56 - 42) |
4/19 | HF 2459 | Appropriates Funds and Establishes Equal Pay Task Force | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
3/23 | SF 174 | Increases K-12 Education Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41) |
3/23 | SF 175 | Increases K-12 Education Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (55 - 41) |
2/11 | HF 306 | Increases School Funding by 2 Percent | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
4/27 | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 47) |
4/24 | SF 634 | Amends Process for Approving Local Government Budgets and Property Taxation | Bill Passed - House (53 - 47) |
6/14 | HF 2643 | Establishes a General Fund Budget and Limits Actions of County Auditors Regarding Absentee Ballot Requests | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 41) |
2/11 | SF 269 | Appropriates Funds for Schools | Bill Passed - House (56 - 36) |
5/19 | HF 847 | Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 35) |
3/25 | HF 847 | Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students | Bill Passed - House (62 - 33) |
5/18 | SF 619 | Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 28) |
5/18 | SF 619 | Repeals Revenue Triggers that had Been Put in Place to Delay State Income Tax Reductions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 28) |
2/16 | HF 2317 | Reduces the Income Tax Rate to a 4 Percent Flat Tax by 2026 | Bill Passed - House (61 - 37) |
3/15 | SF 507 | Prohibits Investment of Public Funds from Management by Firms that Account for "Environmental, Social and Governance Factors" | Bill Passed - House (63 - 34) |
5/02 | SF 557 | Appropriates Funding for Various State Government Administrative and Regulative Costs | Bill Passed - House (60 - 35) |
5/03 | SF 578 | Amends Various State Finance Laws and Authorizes Appropriations for Spending | Bill Passed - House (55 - 38) |
5/03 | SF 560 | Appropriates Funding for State Department of Education | Bill Passed - House (59 - 33) |
3/21 | HF 2612 | Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 43) |
3/05 | HF 2612 | Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies | Bill Passed - House (53 - 41) |