Legislation / HF 711

HOUSE FILE 711 Signed by Governor

The practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, and course of study

Sponsor   House State Government Committee Effective   07/01/2025 Formerly   HF 49 Last action   Explanations of votes. H.J. 1224. — June 27, 2025 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

9 declarations filed on this bill
● 5 For ● 1 Against ● 3 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 5 related bills
HF 49 A barbering and cosmetology establishment training program.(See HF 711.)
Passed committee
SF 316 The practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology.(See SF 551.)
Passed committee
SF 551 The practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and a combined course of study for the practice of esthetics and nail technology
Passed committee
SF 41 A barbering and cosmetology establishment training program
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
Mar 3, 2025 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 484.
Mar 10, 2025 House Amendment H-1046 filed. H.J. 591.
Mar 17, 2025 House Amendment H-1046 adopted. H.J. 668.
Mar 17, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 67, nays 29. H.J. 668.
Mar 19, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 751.
Mar 24, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 789.
Mar 17, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 675.
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 554.
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 551. S.J. 554.
Apr 3, 2025 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689.
May 8, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3143 filed. S.J. 946.
May 12, 2025 Senate Substituted for SF 551. S.J. 963.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3143 adopted. S.J. 964.
May 12, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 20. S.J. 964.
May 12, 2025 Senate Explanation of vote. S.J. 977.
May 12, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 965.
May 12, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 1141.
May 12, 2025 House Senate amendment H-1325 filed. H.J. 1145.
May 13, 2025 House Amendment H-1331 filed. H.J. 1177.
May 14, 2025 House Amendment H-1352 to Senate amendment H-1325 filed, adopted. H.J. 1184.
May 14, 2025 House Amendment H-1331 out of order. H.J. 1184.
May 14, 2025 House Amendment H-1325 adopted, as amended. H.J. 1184.
May 14, 2025 House House concurred as House amended. H.J. 1184.
May 14, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 74, nays 12. H.J. 1184.
May 20, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223.
Jun 27, 2025 House Explanations of votes. H.J. 1224.
May 14, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 1197.
May 14, 2025 Senate Message from House, with amendment S-3188. S.J. 1010.
May 14, 2025 Senate Senate concurred with S-3188. S.J. 1020.
May 14, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 6. S.J. 1020.
May 14, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 1021.
May 14, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 1198.
May 27, 2025 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1225.
Jun 6, 2025 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1226.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 17, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 67 29 3 11–20 56–9 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
May 12, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 30 20 0 2–14 28–6 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
May 14, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 39 6 5 8–6 31–0 Bipartisan Support
May 14, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 74 12 14 16–11 58–1 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 67 to 29 · Democrats 11 yea, 20 nay · Republicans 56 yea, 9 nay · 3 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Nay
7 Michael Sexton Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Nay
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 Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Nay
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
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 Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Nay
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Nay
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 Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Nay
56 Mark Thompson Republican Nay
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 Nay
63 Michael Bergan Republican Nay
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Nay
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 Nay
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 Sami Scheetz Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Nay
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Absent
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Nay
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
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 Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 30 to 20 · Democrats 2 yea, 14 nay · Republicans 28 yea, 6 nay
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Nay
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Nay
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Nay
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Nay
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
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 Nay
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Nay
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 39 to 6 · Democrats 8 yea, 6 nay · Republicans 31 yea, 0 nay · 5 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Absent
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
6 Jason Schultz Republican Absent
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Absent
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Absent
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 74 to 12 · Democrats 16 yea, 11 nay · Republicans 58 yea, 1 nay · 14 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Nay
7 Michael Sexton Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Absent
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Absent
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Absent
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Nay
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
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 Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Nay
31 Mary Madison Democrat Nay
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
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 Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Absent
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
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 Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Absent
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Absent
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Absent
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Absent
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Absent
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
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 Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Absent
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Institute for Justice Against Jul 30, 2026
Americans For Prosperity For Mar 3, 2025
Foundation for Government Accountability Action For Mar 4, 2025
Iowa Barber and Cosmetology School Association For May 14, 2025
Kairos Nexus For Mar 4, 2025
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA) For Mar 5, 2025
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Association of Community College Trustees Undecided Mar 4, 2025
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing Undecided Mar 4, 2025
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