Iowa Employment and Affirmative Action Key Votes

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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Jan. 23, 2007 IA HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
Jan. 24, 2007 IA HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
Feb. 19, 2013 IA HF 215 Appropriates Education Funding and Establishes New Programs Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
March 13, 2012 IA HF 2385 Authorizes Professionals to Teach Certain High School Courses Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
April 7, 2014 IA HF 2462 Prohibits Confidentiality Agreements in State Employee Settlements Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
March 18, 2010 IA HF 2518 Retirement Contribution Rate Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
March 17, 2010 IA HF 2518 Retirement Contribution Rate Amendments Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
March 24, 2008 IA HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
March 19, 2008 IA HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
April 16, 2008 IA HF 2686 Employee Identification Verification Bill Passed - House (84 - 16)
Feb. 16, 2017 IA HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Feb. 16, 2017 IA HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Feb. 16, 2017 IA HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
Feb. 16, 2017 IA HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
Feb. 19, 2009 IA HF 333 Wage Standards for Public Project Workers Bill Failed - House (49 - 49)
Oct. 28, 2021 IA HF 902 Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
Feb. 16, 2009 IA SF 137 Wage Discrimination Policy and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
Feb. 4, 2010 IA SF 2062 State Worker Retirement Incentive Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 6)
Feb. 29, 2024 IA SF 2095 Authorizes Religious Freedom for All Government, Business, Corporate, and Foundation Employees Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
Feb. 20, 2024 IA SF 2095 Authorizes Religious Freedom for All Government, Business, Corporate, and Foundation Employees Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
March 2, 2016 IA SF 2252 Requires Accommodations for Employees During Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
Feb. 22, 2023 IA SF 228 Limits Employee Liability in Commercial Vehicle Crashes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
March 12, 2008 IA SF 2355 Time Off to Attend Presidential Precinct Caucuses Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
March 29, 2010 IA SF 2389 Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 17)
March 29, 2010 IA SF 2389 Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
Feb. 24, 2015 IA SF 269 Increases Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
Feb. 24, 2015 IA SF 270 Prohibits Wage Diversion Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
March 17, 2021 IA SF 361 Establishes Guidelines for Drug Testing Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
March 8, 2007 IA SF 413 “Fair Share” Union Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
March 18, 2015 IA SF 437 Authorizes Employees to Take Unpaid Leave to Participate in a Presidential Precinct Caucus Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
April 2, 2019 IA SF 516 Requires Employers to Verify Employee Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 17, 2023 IA SF 542 Amends Child Labor Laws to Authorize Minor Employment in Previously Prohibited Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Date No. Title Outcome
1/23 HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
1/24 HF 1 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
2/19 HF 215 Appropriates Education Funding and Establishes New Programs Bill Passed - House (52 - 44)
3/13 HF 2385 Authorizes Professionals to Teach Certain High School Courses Bill Passed - House (61 - 36)
4/07 HF 2462 Prohibits Confidentiality Agreements in State Employee Settlements Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
3/18 HF 2518 Retirement Contribution Rate Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
3/17 HF 2518 Retirement Contribution Rate Amendments Bill Passed - House (53 - 43)
3/24 HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
3/19 HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
4/16 HF 2686 Employee Identification Verification Bill Passed - House (84 - 16)
2/16 HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
2/16 HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
2/16 HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
2/16 HF 291 Limits Collective Bargaining for Public Employees Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
2/19 HF 333 Wage Standards for Public Project Workers Bill Failed - House (49 - 49)
10/28 HF 902 Authorizes Certain Exemptions from the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Guarantees Unemployment Benefits for Those Who are Fired for Refusing a Vaccine Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
2/16 SF 137 Wage Discrimination Policy and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
2/04 SF 2062 State Worker Retirement Incentive Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 6)
2/29 SF 2095 Authorizes Religious Freedom for All Government, Business, Corporate, and Foundation Employees Bill Passed - House (61 - 33)
2/20 SF 2095 Authorizes Religious Freedom for All Government, Business, Corporate, and Foundation Employees Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16)
3/02 SF 2252 Requires Accommodations for Employees During Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
2/22 SF 228 Limits Employee Liability in Commercial Vehicle Crashes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
3/12 SF 2355 Time Off to Attend Presidential Precinct Caucuses Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
3/29 SF 2389 Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 17)
3/29 SF 2389 Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House (52 - 47)
2/24 SF 269 Increases Minimum Wage Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22)
2/24 SF 270 Prohibits Wage Diversion Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
3/17 SF 361 Establishes Guidelines for Drug Testing Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 17)
3/08 SF 413 “Fair Share” Union Fees Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
3/18 SF 437 Authorizes Employees to Take Unpaid Leave to Participate in a Presidential Precinct Caucus Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
4/02 SF 516 Requires Employers to Verify Employee Immigration Status Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/17 SF 542 Amends Child Labor Laws to Authorize Minor Employment in Previously Prohibited Jobs Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)

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