Legislation / HF 779

HOUSE FILE 779 Passed one chamber

Persons eligible for special registration plates with a veteran processed emblem

Sponsor   House Veterans Affairs Committee Formerly   HF 292 Last action   Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659. — March 26, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed subcommittee
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Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

4 declarations filed on this bill
● 1 For ● 0 Against ● 3 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HF 292 Persons eligible for special registration plates with a veteran processed emblem.(See HF 779.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Mar 5, 2025 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 518.
Mar 17, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. H.J. 667.
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. 555.
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. S.J. 555.
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Subcommittee: Salmon, Costello, and Dotzler. S.J. 640.
Jan 26, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Salmon, Costello, and Dotzler. S.J. 141.
Jan 26, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: [].
Jan 28, 2026 Senate Tabled until future meeting.
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 10:00AM Room 217 Conference Room.
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 308.
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5014 filed. S.J. 308.
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar.
Mar 26, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 17, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 96 0 3 31–0 65–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 96 to 0 · Democrats 31 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 65 yea, 0 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 Yea
7 Michael Sexton 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 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 Yea
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 Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
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 Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Sami Scheetz Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
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 Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
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 Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
American Legion of Iowa For Feb 2, 2026
Iowa Dept. of Transportation Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Iowa State Association of Counties Undecided Mar 10, 2025
Linn County Board of Supervisors Undecided Mar 10, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Jan 28, 2026 1:00 PM Hearing Senate Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Senate Lounge
Feb 11, 2026 10:00 AM Hearing Senate Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Room 217 Conference Room
Feb 17, 2026 10:00 AM Hearing Senate Veterans Affairs Committee RM 116