Legislation / HF 2783

HOUSE FILE 2783 Signed by Governor

And making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council

Sponsor   House Appropriations Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HSB 778 Last action   Item vetoed, signed by Governor. H.J. 1177. — June 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗

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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

24 declarations filed on this bill

● 3 For ● 0 Against ● 21 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills

HSB 778 And making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, and department of workforce development, and modifying provisions related to the Iowa special education council, the school budget review committee, and the calculation of basic enrollment, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2783.)

Passed committee

SF 2482 And making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents

Passed committee

SSB 3191 And making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents.(See SF 2482.)

Passed committee

History

Date	Chamber	Action
Apr 21, 2026	House	Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 956.
Apr 21, 2026	House	Amendment H-8395 filed. H.J. 975.
Apr 21, 2026	House	NOBA: House Full Approps
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8439 filed. H.J. 1054.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8445 to amendment H-8439 filed, adopted. H.J. 1054.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8442 to amendment H-8439, yeas 26, nays 59, filed, lost. H.J. 1054.
May 1, 2026	House	Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8443 to amendment H-8439, yeas 26, nays 59, filed, lost. H.J. 1055.
May 1, 2026	House	Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8444 to amendment H-8439, yeas 25, nays 60, filed, lost. H.J. 1056.
May 1, 2026	House	Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8446 to amendment H-8439, yeas 30, nays 55, filed, lost. H.J. 1057.
May 1, 2026	House	Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8439, yeas 59, nays 25, adopted, as amended. H.J. 1058.
May 1, 2026	House	Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment H-8395 out of order. H.J. 1059.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Passed House, yeas 58, nays 27. H.J. 1059.
May 1, 2026	House	Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Immediate message. H.J. 1060.
Apr 30, 2026	Senate	Message from House. S.J. 936.
Apr 30, 2026	Senate	Read first time, attached to SF 2482. S.J. 936.
Apr 30, 2026	Senate	Substituted for SF 2482. S.J. 938.
Apr 30, 2026	Senate	Passed Senate, yeas 27, nays 15. S.J. 939.
Apr 30, 2026	Senate	Immediate message. S.J. 940.
Apr 30, 2026	House	Message from Senate. H.J. 1066.
May 2, 2026	House	NOBA: Final
May 18, 2026	House	Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.
Jun 2, 2026	House	Item vetoed, signed by Governor. H.J. 1177.

Votes

Vote summaries

Date	Chamber	Vote	Result	Yea	Nay	Not voting	Democrats	Republicans	Pattern
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment	Passed	59	25	16	0–24	59–1	Bipartisan Opposition
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment	Failed	26	59	15	24–0	2–59	Bipartisan Support
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment	Failed	26	59	15	24–0	2–59	Bipartisan Support
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment	Failed	25	60	15	24–0	1–60	Bipartisan Support
Apr 30, 2026	House	Amendment	Failed	30	55	15	24–0	6–55	Bipartisan Support
Apr 30, 2026	Senate	Floor Passage	Passed	27	15	8	0–15	27–0	Party Line
Apr 30, 2026	House	Floor Passage	Passed	58	27	15	0–24	58–3	Bipartisan Opposition

Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

House · Amendment · Apr 30, 2026

Shall amendment H–8439, as amended, be adopted?

Passed 59 to 25 · Democrats 0 yea, 24 nay · Republicans 59 yea, 1 nay · 16 not voting

How each representative voted (100)

District	Legislator	Party	Vote
1	J.D. Scholten	Democrat	Absent
2	Robert Henderson	Republican	Yea
3	Thomas Jeneary	Republican	Yea
4	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	Yea
5	Zachary Dieken	Republican	Absent
6	Megan Hess Jones	Republican	Yea
7	Wendy Larson	Republican	Yea
8	Ann Meyer	Republican	Yea
9	Henry Stone	Republican	Yea
10	John Wills	Republican	Yea
11	Craig Williams	Republican	Absent
12	Steven Holt	Republican	Yea
13	Travis Sitzmann	Republican	Yea
14	Jacob Bossman	Republican	Yea
15	Matt Windschitl	Republican	Absent
16	David Sieck	Republican	Yea
17	Devon Wood	Republican	Yea
18	Tom Moore	Republican	Yea
19	Brent Siegrist	Republican	Yea
20	Josh Turek	Democrat	Absent
21	Brooke Boden	Republican	Absent
22	Samantha Fett	Republican	Yea
23	Ray Sorensen	Republican	Yea
24	Sam Wengryn	Republican	Yea
25	Hans Wilz	Republican	Yea
26	Austin Harris	Republican	Yea
27	Kenan Judge	Democrat	Nay
28	David Young	Republican	Yea
29	Brian Meyer	Democrat	Nay
30	Megan Srinivas	Democrat	Nay
31	Mary Madison	Democrat	Nay
32	Jennifer Konfrst	Democrat	Absent
33	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democrat	Absent
34	Rob Johnson	Democrat	Nay
35	Sean Bagniewski	Democrat	Nay
36	Austin Baeth	Democrat	Nay
37	Barb Kniff McCulla	Republican	Yea
38	Jon Dunwell	Republican	Yea
39	Rick Olson	Democrat	Absent
40	Bill Gustoff	Republican	Yea
41	Ryan Weldon	Republican	Yea
42	Heather Matson	Democrat	Nay
43	Eddie Andrews	Republican	Yea
44	Larry McBurney	Democrat	Nay
45	Brian Lohse	Republican	Yea
46	Dan Gehlbach	Republican	Yea
47	Carter Nordman	Republican	Yea
48	Chad Behn	Republican	Yea
49	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democrat	Nay
50	Ross Wilburn	Democrat	Absent
51	Brett Barker	Republican	Yea
52	David Blom	Republican	Yea
53	Dean Fisher	Republican	Yea
54	Joshua Meggers	Republican	Yea
55	Shannon Latham	Republican	Absent
56	Mark Thompson	Republican	Yea
57	Pat Grassley	Republican	Yea
58	Charley Thomson	Republican	Yea
59	Christian Hermanson	Republican	Yea
60	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	Yea
61	Timi Brown-powers	Democrat	Nay
62	Jerome Amos	Democrat	Absent
63	Michael Bergan	Republican	Yea
64	Jason Gearhart	Republican	Yea
65	Shannon Lundgren	Republican	Yea
66	Steven Bradley	Republican	Yea
67	Craig Johnson	Republican	Yea
68	Chad Ingels	Republican	Yea
69	Tom Determann	Republican	Yea
70	Norlin Mommsen	Republican	Yea
71	Lindsay James	Democrat	Absent
72	Jennifer Smith	Republican	Yea
73	Elizabeth Wilson	Democrat	Nay
74	Eric Gjerde	Democrat	Absent
75	Bob Kressig	Democrat	Nay
76	Derek Wulf	Republican	Yea
77	Jeff Cooling	Democrat	Nay
78	Angel Ramirez	Democrat	Nay
79	Tracy Ehlert	Democrat	Nay
80	Aime Wichtendahl	Democrat	Nay
81	Daniel Gosa	Democrat	Nay
82	Bobby Kaufmann	Republican	Yea
83	Cindy Golding	Republican	Yea
84	Thomas Gerhold	Republican	Absent
85	Amy Nielsen	Democrat	Nay
86	Dave Jacoby	Democrat	Nay
87	Jeff Shipley	Republican	Absent
88	Helena Hayes	Republican	Yea
89	Elinor Levin	Democrat	Nay
90	Adam Zabner	Democrat	Nay
91	Judd Lawler	Republican	Yea
92	Heather Hora	Republican	Yea
93	Gary Mohr	Republican	Yea
94	Mike Vondran	Republican	Yea
95	Taylor Collins	Republican	Yea
96	Mark Cisneros	Republican	Nay
97	Ken Croken	Democrat	Nay
98	Monica Kurth	Democrat	Nay
99	Matthew Rinker	Republican	Yea
100	Blaine Watkins	Republican	Yea

House · Amendment · Apr 30, 2026

Shall amendment H–8442, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

Failed 26 to 59 · Democrats 24 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 2 yea, 59 nay · 15 not voting

How each representative voted (100)

District	Legislator	Party	Vote
1	J.D. Scholten	Democrat	Absent
2	Robert Henderson	Republican	Nay
3	Thomas Jeneary	Republican	Nay
4	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	Nay
5	Zachary Dieken	Republican	Absent
6	Megan Hess Jones	Republican	Nay
7	Wendy Larson	Republican	Nay
8	Ann Meyer	Republican	Nay
9	Henry Stone	Republican	Nay
10	John Wills	Republican	Nay
11	Craig Williams	Republican	Nay
12	Steven Holt	Republican	Nay
13	Travis Sitzmann	Republican	Nay
14	Jacob Bossman	Republican	Nay
15	Matt Windschitl	Republican	Absent
16	David Sieck	Republican	Nay
17	Devon Wood	Republican	Nay
18	Tom Moore	Republican	Nay
19	Brent Siegrist	Republican	Nay
20	Josh Turek	Democrat	Absent
21	Brooke Boden	Republican	Absent
22	Samantha Fett	Republican	Nay
23	Ray Sorensen	Republican	Yea
24	Sam Wengryn	Republican	Nay
25	Hans Wilz	Republican	Nay
26	Austin Harris	Republican	Nay
27	Kenan Judge	Democrat	Yea
28	David Young	Republican	Nay
29	Brian Meyer	Democrat	Yea
30	Megan Srinivas	Democrat	Yea
31	Mary Madison	Democrat	Yea
32	Jennifer Konfrst	Democrat	Absent
33	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democrat	Absent
34	Rob Johnson	Democrat	Yea
35	Sean Bagniewski	Democrat	Yea
36	Austin Baeth	Democrat	Yea
37	Barb Kniff McCulla	Republican	Nay
38	Jon Dunwell	Republican	Nay
39	Rick Olson	Democrat	Absent
40	Bill Gustoff	Republican	Nay
41	Ryan Weldon	Republican	Nay
42	Heather Matson	Democrat	Yea
43	Eddie Andrews	Republican	Nay
44	Larry McBurney	Democrat	Yea
45	Brian Lohse	Republican	Nay
46	Dan Gehlbach	Republican	Nay
47	Carter Nordman	Republican	Nay
48	Chad Behn	Republican	Nay
49	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democrat	Yea
50	Ross Wilburn	Democrat	Absent
51	Brett Barker	Republican	Nay
52	David Blom	Republican	Yea
53	Dean Fisher	Republican	Nay
54	Joshua Meggers	Republican	Nay
55	Shannon Latham	Republican	Absent
56	Mark Thompson	Republican	Nay
57	Pat Grassley	Republican	Nay
58	Charley Thomson	Republican	Nay
59	Christian Hermanson	Republican	Nay
60	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	Nay
61	Timi Brown-powers	Democrat	Yea
62	Jerome Amos	Democrat	Absent
63	Michael Bergan	Republican	Nay
64	Jason Gearhart	Republican	Nay
65	Shannon Lundgren	Republican	Nay
66	Steven Bradley	Republican	Nay
67	Craig Johnson	Republican	Nay
68	Chad Ingels	Republican	Nay
69	Tom Determann	Republican	Nay
70	Norlin Mommsen	Republican	Nay
71	Lindsay James	Democrat	Absent
72	Jennifer Smith	Republican	Nay
73	Elizabeth Wilson	Democrat	Yea
74	Eric Gjerde	Democrat	Absent
75	Bob Kressig	Democrat	Yea
76	Derek Wulf	Republican	Nay
77	Jeff Cooling	Democrat	Yea
78	Angel Ramirez	Democrat	Yea
79	Tracy Ehlert	Democrat	Yea
80	Aime Wichtendahl	Democrat	Yea
81	Daniel Gosa	Democrat	Yea
82	Bobby Kaufmann	Republican	Nay
83	Cindy Golding	Republican	Nay
84	Thomas Gerhold	Republican	Absent
85	Amy Nielsen	Democrat	Yea
86	Dave Jacoby	Democrat	Yea
87	Jeff Shipley	Republican	Absent
88	Helena Hayes	Republican	Nay
89	Elinor Levin	Democrat	Yea
90	Adam Zabner	Democrat	Yea
91	Judd Lawler	Republican	Nay
92	Heather Hora	Republican	Nay
93	Gary Mohr	Republican	Nay
94	Mike Vondran	Republican	Nay
95	Taylor Collins	Republican	Nay
96	Mark Cisneros	Republican	Nay
97	Ken Croken	Democrat	Yea
98	Monica Kurth	Democrat	Yea
99	Matthew Rinker	Republican	Nay
100	Blaine Watkins	Republican	Nay

House · Amendment · Apr 30, 2026

Shall amendment H–8443, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

Failed 26 to 59 · Democrats 24 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 2 yea, 59 nay · 15 not voting

How each representative voted (100)

District	Legislator	Party	Vote
1	J.D. Scholten	Democrat	Absent
2	Robert Henderson	Republican	Nay
3	Thomas Jeneary	Republican	Nay
4	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	Nay
5	Zachary Dieken	Republican	Absent
6	Megan Hess Jones	Republican	Nay
7	Wendy Larson	Republican	Nay
8	Ann Meyer	Republican	Nay
9	Henry Stone	Republican	Nay
10	John Wills	Republican	Nay
11	Craig Williams	Republican	Nay
12	Steven Holt	Republican	Nay
13	Travis Sitzmann	Republican	Nay
14	Jacob Bossman	Republican	Nay
15	Matt Windschitl	Republican	Absent
16	David Sieck	Republican	Nay
17	Devon Wood	Republican	Nay
18	Tom Moore	Republican	Nay
19	Brent Siegrist	Republican	Nay
20	Josh Turek	Democrat	Absent
21	Brooke Boden	Republican	Absent
22	Samantha Fett	Republican	Nay
23	Ray Sorensen	Republican	Yea
24	Sam Wengryn	Republican	Nay
25	Hans Wilz	Republican	Nay
26	Austin Harris	Republican	Nay
27	Kenan Judge	Democrat	Yea
28	David Young	Republican	Nay
29	Brian Meyer	Democrat	Yea
30	Megan Srinivas	Democrat	Yea
31	Mary Madison	Democrat	Yea
32	Jennifer Konfrst	Democrat	Absent
33	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democrat	Absent
34	Rob Johnson	Democrat	Yea
35	Sean Bagniewski	Democrat	Yea
36	Austin Baeth	Democrat	Yea
37	Barb Kniff McCulla	Republican	Nay
38	Jon Dunwell	Republican	Nay
39	Rick Olson	Democrat	Absent
40	Bill Gustoff	Republican	Nay
41	Ryan Weldon	Republican	Nay
42	Heather Matson	Democrat	Yea
43	Eddie Andrews	Republican	Nay
44	Larry McBurney	Democrat	Yea
45	Brian Lohse	Republican	Nay
46	Dan Gehlbach	Republican	Nay
47	Carter Nordman	Republican	Nay
48	Chad Behn	Republican	Nay
49	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democrat	Yea
50	Ross Wilburn	Democrat	Absent
51	Brett Barker	Republican	Nay
52	David Blom	Republican	Yea
53	Dean Fisher	Republican	Nay
54	Joshua Meggers	Republican	Nay
55	Shannon Latham	Republican	Absent
56	Mark Thompson	Republican	Nay
57	Pat Grassley	Republican	Nay
58	Charley Thomson	Republican	Nay
59	Christian Hermanson	Republican	Nay
60	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	Nay
61	Timi Brown-powers	Democrat	Yea
62	Jerome Amos	Democrat	Absent
63	Michael Bergan	Republican	Nay
64	Jason Gearhart	Republican	Nay
65	Shannon Lundgren	Republican	Nay
66	Steven Bradley	Republican	Nay
67	Craig Johnson	Republican	Nay
68	Chad Ingels	Republican	Nay
69	Tom Determann	Republican	Nay
70	Norlin Mommsen	Republican	Nay
71	Lindsay James	Democrat	Absent
72	Jennifer Smith	Republican	Nay
73	Elizabeth Wilson	Democrat	Yea
74	Eric Gjerde	Democrat	Absent
75	Bob Kressig	Democrat	Yea
76	Derek Wulf	Republican	Nay
77	Jeff Cooling	Democrat	Yea
78	Angel Ramirez	Democrat	Yea
79	Tracy Ehlert	Democrat	Yea
80	Aime Wichtendahl	Democrat	Yea
81	Daniel Gosa	Democrat	Yea
82	Bobby Kaufmann	Republican	Nay
83	Cindy Golding	Republican	Nay
84	Thomas Gerhold	Republican	Absent
85	Amy Nielsen	Democrat	Yea
86	Dave Jacoby	Democrat	Yea
87	Jeff Shipley	Republican	Absent
88	Helena Hayes	Republican	Nay
89	Elinor Levin	Democrat	Yea
90	Adam Zabner	Democrat	Yea
91	Judd Lawler	Republican	Nay
92	Heather Hora	Republican	Nay
93	Gary Mohr	Republican	Nay
94	Mike Vondran	Republican	Nay
95	Taylor Collins	Republican	Nay
96	Mark Cisneros	Republican	Nay
97	Ken Croken	Democrat	Yea
98	Monica Kurth	Democrat	Yea
99	Matthew Rinker	Republican	Nay
100	Blaine Watkins	Republican	Nay

House · Amendment · Apr 30, 2026

Shall amendment H–8444, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

Failed 25 to 60 · Democrats 24 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 1 yea, 60 nay · 15 not voting

How each representative voted (100)

District	Legislator	Party	Vote
1	J.D. Scholten	Democrat	Absent
2	Robert Henderson	Republican	Nay
3	Thomas Jeneary	Republican	Nay
4	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	Nay
5	Zachary Dieken	Republican	Absent
6	Megan Hess Jones	Republican	Nay
7	Wendy Larson	Republican	Nay
8	Ann Meyer	Republican	Nay
9	Henry Stone	Republican	Nay
10	John Wills	Republican	Nay
11	Craig Williams	Republican	Nay
12	Steven Holt	Republican	Nay
13	Travis Sitzmann	Republican	Nay
14	Jacob Bossman	Republican	Nay
15	Matt Windschitl	Republican	Absent
16	David Sieck	Republican	Nay
17	Devon Wood	Republican	Nay
18	Tom Moore	Republican	Nay
19	Brent Siegrist	Republican	Nay
20	Josh Turek	Democrat	Absent
21	Brooke Boden	Republican	Absent
22	Samantha Fett	Republican	Nay
23	Ray Sorensen	Republican	Yea
24	Sam Wengryn	Republican	Nay
25	Hans Wilz	Republican	Nay
26	Austin Harris	Republican	Nay
27	Kenan Judge	Democrat	Yea
28	David Young	Republican	Nay
29	Brian Meyer	Democrat	Yea
30	Megan Srinivas	Democrat	Yea
31	Mary Madison	Democrat	Yea
32	Jennifer Konfrst	Democrat	Absent
33	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democrat	Absent
34	Rob Johnson	Democrat	Yea
35	Sean Bagniewski	Democrat	Yea
36	Austin Baeth	Democrat	Yea
37	Barb Kniff McCulla	Republican	Nay
38	Jon Dunwell	Republican	Nay
39	Rick Olson	Democrat	Absent
40	Bill Gustoff	Republican	Nay
41	Ryan Weldon	Republican	Nay
42	Heather Matson	Democrat	Yea
43	Eddie Andrews	Republican	Nay
44	Larry McBurney	Democrat	Yea
45	Brian Lohse	Republican	Nay
46	Dan Gehlbach	Republican	Nay
47	Carter Nordman	Republican	Nay
48	Chad Behn	Republican	Nay
49	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democrat	Yea
50	Ross Wilburn	Democrat	Absent
51	Brett Barker	Republican	Nay
52	David Blom	Republican	Nay
53	Dean Fisher	Republican	Nay
54	Joshua Meggers	Republican	Nay
55	Shannon Latham	Republican	Absent
56	Mark Thompson	Republican	Nay
57	Pat Grassley	Republican	Nay
58	Charley Thomson	Republican	Nay
59	Christian Hermanson	Republican	Nay
60	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	Nay
61	Timi Brown-powers	Democrat	Yea
62	Jerome Amos	Democrat	Absent
63	Michael Bergan	Republican	Nay
64	Jason Gearhart	Republican	Nay
65	Shannon Lundgren	Republican	Nay
66	Steven Bradley	Republican	Nay
67	Craig Johnson	Republican	Nay
68	Chad Ingels	Republican	Nay
69	Tom Determann	Republican	Nay
70	Norlin Mommsen	Republican	Nay
71	Lindsay James	Democrat	Absent
72	Jennifer Smith	Republican	Nay
73	Elizabeth Wilson	Democrat	Yea
74	Eric Gjerde	Democrat	Absent
75	Bob Kressig	Democrat	Yea
76	Derek Wulf	Republican	Nay
77	Jeff Cooling	Democrat	Yea
78	Angel Ramirez	Democrat	Yea
79	Tracy Ehlert	Democrat	Yea
80	Aime Wichtendahl	Democrat	Yea
81	Daniel Gosa	Democrat	Yea
82	Bobby Kaufmann	Republican	Nay
83	Cindy Golding	Republican	Nay
84	Thomas Gerhold	Republican	Absent
85	Amy Nielsen	Democrat	Yea
86	Dave Jacoby	Democrat	Yea
87	Jeff Shipley	Republican	Absent
88	Helena Hayes	Republican	Nay
89	Elinor Levin	Democrat	Yea
90	Adam Zabner	Democrat	Yea
91	Judd Lawler	Republican	Nay
92	Heather Hora	Republican	Nay
93	Gary Mohr	Republican	Nay
94	Mike Vondran	Republican	Nay
95	Taylor Collins	Republican	Nay
96	Mark Cisneros	Republican	Nay
97	Ken Croken	Democrat	Yea
98	Monica Kurth	Democrat	Yea
99	Matthew Rinker	Republican	Nay
100	Blaine Watkins	Republican	Nay

House · Amendment · Apr 30, 2026

Shall amendment H–8446, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

Failed 30 to 55 · Democrats 24 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 6 yea, 55 nay · 15 not voting

How each representative voted (100)

District	Legislator	Party	Vote
1	J.D. Scholten	Democrat	Absent
2	Robert Henderson	Republican	Nay
3	Thomas Jeneary	Republican	Yea
4	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	Nay
5	Zachary Dieken	Republican	Absent
6	Megan Hess Jones	Republican	Nay
7	Wendy Larson	Republican	Nay
8	Ann Meyer	Republican	Nay
9	Henry Stone	Republican	Nay
10	John Wills	Republican	Nay
11	Craig Williams	Republican	Nay
12	Steven Holt	Republican	Nay
13	Travis Sitzmann	Republican	Nay
14	Jacob Bossman	Republican	Nay
15	Matt Windschitl	Republican	Absent
16	David Sieck	Republican	Nay
17	Devon Wood	Republican	Nay
18	Tom Moore	Republican	Nay
19	Brent Siegrist	Republican	Nay
20	Josh Turek	Democrat	Absent
21	Brooke Boden	Republican	Absent
22	Samantha Fett	Republican	Nay
23	Ray Sorensen	Republican	Yea
24	Sam Wengryn	Republican	Nay
25	Hans Wilz	Republican	Yea
26	Austin Harris	Republican	Nay
27	Kenan Judge	Democrat	Yea
28	David Young	Republican	Nay
29	Brian Meyer	Democrat	Yea
30	Megan Srinivas	Democrat	Yea
31	Mary Madison	Democrat	Yea
32	Jennifer Konfrst	Democrat	Absent
33	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democrat	Absent
34	Rob Johnson	Democrat	Yea
35	Sean Bagniewski	Democrat	Yea
36	Austin Baeth	Democrat	Yea
37	Barb Kniff McCulla	Republican	Nay
38	Jon Dunwell	Republican	Nay
39	Rick Olson	Democrat	Absent
40	Bill Gustoff	Republican	Nay
41	Ryan Weldon	Republican	Nay
42	Heather Matson	Democrat	Yea
43	Eddie Andrews	Republican	Nay
44	Larry McBurney	Democrat	Yea
45	Brian Lohse	Republican	Nay
46	Dan Gehlbach	Republican	Nay
47	Carter Nordman	Republican	Nay
48	Chad Behn	Republican	Nay
49	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democrat	Yea
50	Ross Wilburn	Democrat	Absent
51	Brett Barker	Republican	Yea
52	David Blom	Republican	Yea
53	Dean Fisher	Republican	Nay
54	Joshua Meggers	Republican	Nay
55	Shannon Latham	Republican	Absent
56	Mark Thompson	Republican	Nay
57	Pat Grassley	Republican	Nay
58	Charley Thomson	Republican	Nay
59	Christian Hermanson	Republican	Nay
60	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	Nay
61	Timi Brown-powers	Democrat	Yea
62	Jerome Amos	Democrat	Absent
63	Michael Bergan	Republican	Nay
64	Jason Gearhart	Republican	Nay
65	Shannon Lundgren	Republican	Nay
66	Steven Bradley	Republican	Nay
67	Craig Johnson	Republican	Nay
68	Chad Ingels	Republican	Nay
69	Tom Determann	Republican	Nay
70	Norlin Mommsen	Republican	Nay
71	Lindsay James	Democrat	Absent
72	Jennifer Smith	Republican	Nay
73	Elizabeth Wilson	Democrat	Yea
74	Eric Gjerde	Democrat	Absent
75	Bob Kressig	Democrat	Yea
76	Derek Wulf	Republican	Nay
77	Jeff Cooling	Democrat	Yea
78	Angel Ramirez	Democrat	Yea
79	Tracy Ehlert	Democrat	Yea
80	Aime Wichtendahl	Democrat	Yea
81	Daniel Gosa	Democrat	Yea
82	Bobby Kaufmann	Republican	Nay
83	Cindy Golding	Republican	Nay
84	Thomas Gerhold	Republican	Absent
85	Amy Nielsen	Democrat	Yea
86	Dave Jacoby	Democrat	Yea
87	Jeff Shipley	Republican	Absent
88	Helena Hayes	Republican	Nay
89	Elinor Levin	Democrat	Yea
90	Adam Zabner	Democrat	Yea
91	Judd Lawler	Republican	Nay
92	Heather Hora	Republican	Nay
93	Gary Mohr	Republican	Nay
94	Mike Vondran	Republican	Nay
95	Taylor Collins	Republican	Nay
96	Mark Cisneros	Republican	Nay
97	Ken Croken	Democrat	Yea
98	Monica Kurth	Democrat	Yea
99	Matthew Rinker	Republican	Yea
100	Blaine Watkins	Republican	Nay

Senate · Floor Passage · Apr 30, 2026

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 27 to 15 · Democrats 0 yea, 15 nay · Republicans 27 yea, 0 nay · 8 not voting

How each senator voted (50)

District	Legislator	Party	Vote
1	Catelin Drey	Democrat	Nay
2	Jeff Taylor	Republican	Yea
3	Lynn Evans	Republican	Yea
4	Tim Kraayenbrink	Republican	Yea
5	Dave Rowley	Republican	Absent
6	Jason Schultz	Republican	Yea
7	Kevin Alons	Republican	Yea
8	Mark Costello	Republican	Yea
9	Tom Shipley	Republican	Yea
10	Dan Dawson	Republican	Yea
11	Julian Garrett	Republican	Absent
12	Amy Sinclair	Republican	Yea
13	Cherielynn Westrich	Republican	Absent
14	Sarah Trone Garriott	Democrat	Nay
15	Tony Bisignano	Democrat	Nay
16	Renee Hardman	Democrat	Nay
17	Izaah Knox	Democrat	Nay
18	Janet Petersen	Democrat	Nay
19	Ken Rozenboom	Republican	Yea
20	Mike Pike	Republican	Yea
21	Mike Bousselot	Republican	Yea
22	Matt Blake	Democrat	Absent
23	Jack Whitver	Republican	Yea
24	Jesse Green	Republican	Yea
25	Herman Quirmbach	Democrat	Nay
26	Kara Warme	Republican	Yea
27	Annette Sweeney	Republican	Yea
28	Dennis Guth	Republican	Yea
29	Sandy Salmon	Republican	Yea
30	Doug Campbell	Republican	Absent
31	William Dotzler	Democrat	Nay
32	Mike Klimesh	Republican	Yea
33	Carrie Koelker	Republican	Yea
34	Daniel Zumbach	Republican	Yea
35	Mike Zimmer	Democrat	Nay
36	Thomas Townsend	Democrat	Nay
37	Molly Donahue	Democrat	Nay
38	Dave Sires	Republican	Yea
39	Liz Bennett	Democrat	Nay
40	Art Staed	Democrat	Nay
41	Kerry Gruenhagen	Republican	Yea
42	Charlie McClintock	Republican	Absent
43	Zach Wahls	Democrat	Absent
44	Adrian Dickey	Republican	Yea
45	Janice Weiner	Democrat	Nay
46	Dawn Driscoll	Republican	Yea
47	Scott Webster	Republican	Yea
48	Mark Lofgren	Republican	Yea
49	Cindy Winckler	Democrat	Nay
50	Jeff Reichman	Republican	Absent

House · Floor Passage · Apr 30, 2026

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 58 to 27 · Democrats 0 yea, 24 nay · Republicans 58 yea, 3 nay · 15 not voting

How each representative voted (100)

District	Legislator	Party	Vote
1	J.D. Scholten	Democrat	Absent
2	Robert Henderson	Republican	Yea
3	Thomas Jeneary	Republican	Yea
4	Skyler Wheeler	Republican	Yea
5	Zachary Dieken	Republican	Absent
6	Megan Hess Jones	Republican	Yea
7	Wendy Larson	Republican	Yea
8	Ann Meyer	Republican	Yea
9	Henry Stone	Republican	Yea
10	John Wills	Republican	Yea
11	Craig Williams	Republican	Yea
12	Steven Holt	Republican	Yea
13	Travis Sitzmann	Republican	Yea
14	Jacob Bossman	Republican	Yea
15	Matt Windschitl	Republican	Absent
16	David Sieck	Republican	Yea
17	Devon Wood	Republican	Yea
18	Tom Moore	Republican	Yea
19	Brent Siegrist	Republican	Yea
20	Josh Turek	Democrat	Absent
21	Brooke Boden	Republican	Absent
22	Samantha Fett	Republican	Yea
23	Ray Sorensen	Republican	Yea
24	Sam Wengryn	Republican	Yea
25	Hans Wilz	Republican	Yea
26	Austin Harris	Republican	Yea
27	Kenan Judge	Democrat	Nay
28	David Young	Republican	Yea
29	Brian Meyer	Democrat	Nay
30	Megan Srinivas	Democrat	Nay
31	Mary Madison	Democrat	Nay
32	Jennifer Konfrst	Democrat	Absent
33	Ruth Ann Gaines	Democrat	Absent
34	Rob Johnson	Democrat	Nay
35	Sean Bagniewski	Democrat	Nay
36	Austin Baeth	Democrat	Nay
37	Barb Kniff McCulla	Republican	Yea
38	Jon Dunwell	Republican	Yea
39	Rick Olson	Democrat	Absent
40	Bill Gustoff	Republican	Yea
41	Ryan Weldon	Republican	Yea
42	Heather Matson	Democrat	Nay
43	Eddie Andrews	Republican	Yea
44	Larry McBurney	Democrat	Nay
45	Brian Lohse	Republican	Yea
46	Dan Gehlbach	Republican	Yea
47	Carter Nordman	Republican	Yea
48	Chad Behn	Republican	Yea
49	Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	Democrat	Nay
50	Ross Wilburn	Democrat	Absent
51	Brett Barker	Republican	Yea
52	David Blom	Republican	Yea
53	Dean Fisher	Republican	Nay
54	Joshua Meggers	Republican	Yea
55	Shannon Latham	Republican	Absent
56	Mark Thompson	Republican	Yea
57	Pat Grassley	Republican	Yea
58	Charley Thomson	Republican	Nay
59	Christian Hermanson	Republican	Yea
60	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	Yea
61	Timi Brown-powers	Democrat	Nay
62	Jerome Amos	Democrat	Absent
63	Michael Bergan	Republican	Yea
64	Jason Gearhart	Republican	Yea
65	Shannon Lundgren	Republican	Yea
66	Steven Bradley	Republican	Yea
67	Craig Johnson	Republican	Yea
68	Chad Ingels	Republican	Yea
69	Tom Determann	Republican	Yea
70	Norlin Mommsen	Republican	Yea
71	Lindsay James	Democrat	Absent
72	Jennifer Smith	Republican	Yea
73	Elizabeth Wilson	Democrat	Nay
74	Eric Gjerde	Democrat	Absent
75	Bob Kressig	Democrat	Nay
76	Derek Wulf	Republican	Yea
77	Jeff Cooling	Democrat	Nay
78	Angel Ramirez	Democrat	Nay
79	Tracy Ehlert	Democrat	Nay
80	Aime Wichtendahl	Democrat	Nay
81	Daniel Gosa	Democrat	Nay
82	Bobby Kaufmann	Republican	Yea
83	Cindy Golding	Republican	Yea
84	Thomas Gerhold	Republican	Absent
85	Amy Nielsen	Democrat	Nay
86	Dave Jacoby	Democrat	Nay
87	Jeff Shipley	Republican	Absent
88	Helena Hayes	Republican	Yea
89	Elinor Levin	Democrat	Nay
90	Adam Zabner	Democrat	Nay
91	Judd Lawler	Republican	Yea
92	Heather Hora	Republican	Yea
93	Gary Mohr	Republican	Yea
94	Mike Vondran	Republican	Yea
95	Taylor Collins	Republican	Yea
96	Mark Cisneros	Republican	Nay
97	Ken Croken	Democrat	Nay
98	Monica Kurth	Democrat	Nay
99	Matthew Rinker	Republican	Yea
100	Blaine Watkins	Republican	Yea

Lobbyist declarations

Client	Declaration	Last updated
Code.org	For	Apr 24, 2026
Decoding Dyslexia Iowa	For	May 11, 2026
Iowa Alliance for Arts Education	For	Apr 22, 2026
3M Company	Undecided	Apr 22, 2026
Area Education Agencies of Iowa	Undecided	Apr 22, 2026
Blank Childrens Hospital	Undecided	Apr 21, 2026
Faith Baptist Bible College	Undecided	Apr 24, 2026
Iowa Association of Christian Schools	Undecided	Apr 23, 2026
Iowa Association of Community College Trustees	Undecided	Apr 21, 2026
Iowa Association of School Boards	Undecided	Apr 24, 2026
Iowa Board of Regents	Undecided	Apr 22, 2026
Iowa Catholic Conference	Undecided	Apr 22, 2026
Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club	Undecided	Apr 30, 2026
Iowa Court Reporters Association	Undecided	Apr 21, 2026
Iowa Food Bank Association	Undecided	Apr 30, 2026
Iowa School Counselors Association	Undecided	Apr 24, 2026
Iowa School Psychologists Association	Undecided	Apr 24, 2026
Iowa School Social Workers Association	Undecided	Apr 24, 2026
Iowa Soybean Association	Undecided	Apr 23, 2026
Iowa State Education Association	Undecided	Apr 22, 2026
Mental Health America	Undecided	Apr 24, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa	Undecided	Jul 5, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa	Undecided	Jul 5, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa	Undecided	Apr 28, 2026

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