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SENATE FILE 448 Passed one chamber

Department of education school bus driver authorization and approved courses of instruction

Sponsor   Senate Transportation Committee Formerly   SSB 1161 Last action   Tabled until future meeting. — March 10, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

7 declarations filed on this bill
● 1 For ● 0 Against ● 6 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SSB 1161 Department of education school bus driver authorization and approved courses of instruction.(See SF 448.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 26, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 364.
Feb 26, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 372.
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 576.
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 577.
Mar 19, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 723.
Mar 20, 2025 House Read first time, referred to Transportation. H.J. 754.
Mar 26, 2025 House Subcommittee: Golding, Madison and Sieck. H.J. 852.
Mar 27, 2025 House Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 12:00PM House Lounge 2.
Apr 1, 2025 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Mar 3, 2026 House Subcommittee: Williams, Gosa and Henderson. H.J. 524.
Mar 4, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 8:15AM House Lounge.
Mar 10, 2026 House Tabled until future meeting.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 47 0 3 13–0 34–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 47 to 0 · Democrats 13 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 34 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
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 Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
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 Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Absent
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 Yea
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 Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
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
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Association of School Boards For Feb 27, 2025
Iowa Association of Christian Schools Undecided Mar 7, 2025
Iowa Dept. of Transportation Undecided Mar 2, 2025
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 26, 2025
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Undecided Mar 2, 2025
School Administrators of Iowa Undecided Mar 2, 2025
Urban Education Network of Iowa Undecided Feb 28, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Apr 1, 2025 12:00 PM Hearing House Transportation Subcommittee House Lounge 2
Mar 10, 2026 8:15 AM Hearing House Transportation Subcommittee House Lounge