HOUSE FILE 2253
Signed by Governor
Terminology involving a pregnant female
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Introduced
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Passed Subcommittee
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Passed Committee
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both Chambers
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Signed by Governor
Lobbyist declarations
18 declarations filed on this bill
Related legislation
Part of a group of 2 related bills
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | House | Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 190. |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House, yeas 69, nays 22. H.J. 429. |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Immediate message. H.J. 434. |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Message from House. S.J. 408. |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 408. |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Subcommittee: Westrich, Petersen, and Shipley. S.J. 456. |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 2:00PM Room 315. |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Subcommittee recommends passage. |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 595. |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Placed on calendar. |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659. |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 6. S.J. 704. |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Immediate message. S.J. 705. |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Message from Senate. H.J. 789. |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 933. |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Signed by Governor. H.J. 949. |
Vote Summaries
| Date | Chamber | Vote Type |
Total
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By Party
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Classification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Nay | NV | Absent | D Yea | D Nay | R Yea | R Nay | ||||
| 2026-02-25 | House | Floor Passage | 68 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 64 | 0 | Bipartisan Support |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Floor Passage | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 0 | Bipartisan Support |
Individual Votes
Floor Passage
| Party | Yea | Nay | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 22 | 7 |
| R | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| vote_text | name | party | district |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | J.D. Scholten | D | HD-001 |
| Yea | Robert Henderson | R | HD-002 |
| Yea | Thomas Jeneary | R | HD-003 |
| Yea | Skyler Wheeler | R | HD-004 |
| Yea | Zachary Dieken | R | HD-005 |
| Yea | Megan Hess Jones | R | HD-006 |
| Yea | Wendy Larson | R | HD-007 |
| Yea | Ann Meyer | R | HD-008 |
| Yea | Henry Stone | R | HD-009 |
| Yea | John Wills | R | HD-010 |
| Yea | Craig Williams | R | HD-011 |
| Yea | Steven Holt | R | HD-012 |
| Yea | Travis Sitzmann | R | HD-013 |
| Yea | Jacob Bossman | R | HD-014 |
| Absent | Matt Windschitl | R | HD-015 |
| Yea | David Sieck | R | HD-016 |
| Yea | Devon Wood | R | HD-017 |
| Yea | Tom Moore | R | HD-018 |
| Yea | Brent Siegrist | R | HD-019 |
| Absent | Josh Turek | D | HD-020 |
| Yea | Brooke Boden | R | HD-021 |
| Yea | Samantha Fett | R | HD-022 |
| Yea | Ray Sorensen | R | HD-023 |
| Yea | Sam Wengryn | R | HD-024 |
| Yea | Hans Wilz | R | HD-025 |
| Yea | Austin Harris | R | HD-026 |
| Yea | Kenan Judge | D | HD-027 |
| Yea | David Young | R | HD-028 |
| Nay | Brian Meyer | D | HD-029 |
| Nay | Megan Srinivas | D | HD-030 |
| Nay | Mary Madison | D | HD-031 |
| Absent | Jennifer Konfrst | D | HD-032 |
| Nay | Ruth Ann Gaines | D | HD-033 |
| Nay | Rob Johnson | D | HD-034 |
| Absent | Sean Bagniewski | D | HD-035 |
| Nay | Austin Baeth | D | HD-036 |
| Yea | Barb Kniff McCulla | R | HD-037 |
| Yea | Jon Dunwell | R | HD-038 |
| Nay | Rick Olson | D | HD-039 |
| Yea | Bill Gustoff | R | HD-040 |
| Yea | Ryan Weldon | R | HD-041 |
| Nay | Heather Matson | D | HD-042 |
| Yea | Eddie Andrews | R | HD-043 |
| Nay | Larry McBurney | D | HD-044 |
| Yea | Brian Lohse | R | HD-045 |
| Yea | Dan Gehlbach | R | HD-046 |
| Yea | Carter Nordman | R | HD-047 |
| Absent | Chad Behn | R | HD-048 |
| Nay | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | D | HD-049 |
| Nay | Ross Wilburn | D | HD-050 |
| Yea | Brett Barker | R | HD-051 |
| Yea | David Blom | R | HD-052 |
| Yea | Dean Fisher | R | HD-053 |
| Yea | Joshua Meggers | R | HD-054 |
| Yea | Shannon Latham | R | HD-055 |
| Yea | Mark Thompson | R | HD-056 |
| Yea | Pat Grassley | R | HD-057 |
| Yea | Charley Thomson | R | HD-058 |
| Yea | Christian Hermanson | R | HD-059 |
| Yea | Jane Bloomingdale | R | HD-060 |
| Absent | Timi Brown-powers | D | HD-061 |
| Absent | Jerome Amos | D | HD-062 |
| Yea | Michael Bergan | R | HD-063 |
| Yea | Jason Gearhart | R | HD-064 |
| Yea | Shannon Lundgren | R | HD-065 |
| Yea | Steven Bradley | R | HD-066 |
| Yea | Craig Johnson | R | HD-067 |
| Yea | Chad Ingels | R | HD-068 |
| Yea | Tom Determann | R | HD-069 |
| Yea | Norlin Mommsen | R | HD-070 |
| Absent | Lindsay James | D | HD-071 |
| Yea | Jennifer Smith | R | HD-072 |
| Yea | Elizabeth Wilson | D | HD-073 |
| Yea | Eric Gjerde | D | HD-074 |
| Nay | Bob Kressig | D | HD-075 |
| Yea | Derek Wulf | R | HD-076 |
| Nay | Jeff Cooling | D | HD-077 |
| Nay | Angel Ramirez | D | HD-078 |
| Nay | Tracy Ehlert | D | HD-079 |
| Nay | Aime Wichtendahl | D | HD-080 |
| Yea | Daniel Gosa | D | HD-081 |
| Yea | Bobby Kaufmann | R | HD-082 |
| Yea | Cindy Golding | R | HD-083 |
| Yea | Thomas Gerhold | R | HD-084 |
| Absent | Amy Nielsen | D | HD-085 |
| Nay | Dave Jacoby | D | HD-086 |
| Yea | Jeff Shipley | R | HD-087 |
| Yea | Helena Hayes | R | HD-088 |
| Nay | Elinor Levin | D | HD-089 |
| Nay | Adam Zabner | D | HD-090 |
| Yea | Judd Lawler | R | HD-091 |
| Yea | Heather Hora | R | HD-092 |
| Yea | Gary Mohr | R | HD-093 |
| Yea | Mike Vondran | R | HD-094 |
| Yea | Taylor Collins | R | HD-095 |
| Yea | Mark Cisneros | R | HD-096 |
| Nay | Ken Croken | D | HD-097 |
| Nay | Monica Kurth | D | HD-098 |
| Absent | Matthew Rinker | R | HD-099 |
| Yea | Blaine Watkins | R | HD-100 |
Floor Passage
| Party | Yea | Nay | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| R | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| vote_text | name | party | district |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Catelin Drey | D | SD-001 |
| Yea | Jeff Taylor | R | SD-002 |
| Yea | Lynn Evans | R | SD-003 |
| Yea | Tim Kraayenbrink | R | SD-004 |
| Absent | Dave Rowley | R | SD-005 |
| Yea | Jason Schultz | R | SD-006 |
| Yea | Kevin Alons | R | SD-007 |
| Yea | Mark Costello | R | SD-008 |
| Yea | Tom Shipley | R | SD-009 |
| Yea | Dan Dawson | R | SD-010 |
| Absent | Julian Garrett | R | SD-011 |
| Yea | Amy Sinclair | R | SD-012 |
| Yea | Cherielynn Westrich | R | SD-013 |
| Yea | Sarah Trone Garriott | D | SD-014 |
| Yea | Tony Bisignano | D | SD-015 |
| Yea | Renee Hardman | D | SD-016 |
| Nay | Izaah Knox | D | SD-017 |
| Nay | Janet Petersen | D | SD-018 |
| Yea | Ken Rozenboom | R | SD-019 |
| Yea | Mike Pike | R | SD-020 |
| Yea | Mike Bousselot | R | SD-021 |
| Yea | Matt Blake | D | SD-022 |
| Yea | Jack Whitver | R | SD-023 |
| Yea | Jesse Green | R | SD-024 |
| Yea | Herman Quirmbach | D | SD-025 |
| Yea | Kara Warme | R | SD-026 |
| Yea | Annette Sweeney | R | SD-027 |
| Yea | Dennis Guth | R | SD-028 |
| Yea | Sandy Salmon | R | SD-029 |
| Yea | Doug Campbell | R | SD-030 |
| Nay | William Dotzler | D | SD-031 |
| Yea | Mike Klimesh | R | SD-032 |
| Yea | Carrie Koelker | R | SD-033 |
| Yea | Daniel Zumbach | R | SD-034 |
| Yea | Mike Zimmer | D | SD-035 |
| Yea | Thomas Townsend | D | SD-036 |
| Yea | Molly Donahue | D | SD-037 |
| Yea | Dave Sires | R | SD-038 |
| Nay | Liz Bennett | D | SD-039 |
| Nay | Art Staed | D | SD-040 |
| Yea | Kerry Gruenhagen | R | SD-041 |
| Yea | Charlie McClintock | R | SD-042 |
| Absent | Zach Wahls | D | SD-043 |
| Yea | Adrian Dickey | R | SD-044 |
| Nay | Janice Weiner | D | SD-045 |
| Yea | Dawn Driscoll | R | SD-046 |
| Yea | Scott Webster | R | SD-047 |
| Absent | Mark Lofgren | R | SD-048 |
| Yea | Cindy Winckler | D | SD-049 |
| Yea | Jeff Reichman | R | SD-050 |
| Client | Declaration | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| Bitches Get Stuff Done | Against | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund | Against | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers | Against | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council | Against | Feb 11, 2026 |
| One Iowa | Against | Feb 10, 2026 |
| One Iowa Action | Against | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa | Against | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Anita Fischer - Personal Interest | For | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values | For | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Iowa Catholic Conference | For | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition | For | Jan 31, 2026 |
| Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | For | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Iowa Right to Life Committee | For | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Pulse Life Advocates | For | Feb 3, 2026 |
| The Family Leader | For | Jan 30, 2026 |
| The Family Leader Foundation | For | Jan 30, 2026 |
| VALOR Iowa | For | Jan 31, 2026 |
| American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists | Undecided | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Date | Time | Type | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | 14:30 | Hearing | Room 217 Conference Room | Senate Judiciary Subcommittee |
| 2026-03-09 | 14:00 | Hearing | Room 315 | Senate Judiciary Subcommittee |
| 2026-03-12 | 13:45 | Hearing | RM 116 | Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2026-03-17 | 15:00 | Hearing | RM 116 | Senate Judiciary Committee |