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Iowa Medical Society

Declared on 172 bills 5 lobbyists Last declaration Apr 30, 2026 91st General Assembly
● 41 For ● 21 Against ● 110 Undecided

How its bills turned out

Where each bill ended up, next to the rate across every organization’s declarations this session. Many forces decide a bill; this doesn’t show that the organization’s position caused the outcome. Substantive bills only: resolutions nearly always pass.

Bills it supported
41%
17 of 41 became law · all organizations: 28%
Bills it opposed
10%
2 of 21 became law · all organizations: 19%
Bills where it was undecided
33%
36 of 110 became law · all organizations: 30%
Number of bills, by its position and how far the bill got
Position Signed into law Vetoed Passed a chamber Didn't pass a chamber Total
For 17 0 8 16 41
Against 2 0 3 16 21
Undecided 36 1 13 60 110

Positions on bills

172 bills, newest declaration first. Type “Against” or a word from a title to filter. A bill renumbered in committee is listed under its final number.

Lobbyists

Registered lobbyists who filed declarations for this organization. Registration details are on the Legislature’s site.

Lobbyist Bills First declaration Last declaration
Seth Brown 291 Jan 14, 2025 Apr 30, 2026
Kate Walton 269 Jan 14, 2025 Apr 30, 2026
Matt Eide 267 Jan 14, 2025 Apr 30, 2026
Madeleine Bradley 152 Jan 14, 2025 May 5, 2025
Clair Lewis 117 Jan 13, 2026 Apr 30, 2026

Legislators whose votes matched its positions

On bills where the organization was for or against and a legislator cast a final floor vote: how often the vote went the same way. Legislators with fewer than five such votes are left out.

Most often matched

Legislator Party and district Votes matched Rate
Catelin Drey D-SD-001 10 of 10 100%
Sami Scheetz D-HD-078 9 of 9 100%
Renee Hardman D-SD-016 9 of 9 100%
Mike Zimmer D-SD-035 20 of 21 95%
Sarah Trone Garriott D-SD-014 17 of 18 94%

Least often matched

Legislator Party and district Votes matched Rate
Mark Cisneros R-HD-096 21 of 31 68%
Jeff Shipley R-HD-087 15 of 22 68%
Charley Thomson R-HD-058 22 of 31 71%
Rick Olson D-HD-039 19 of 25 76%
Bill Gustoff R-HD-040 20 of 26 77%
153 legislators compared. A bill that passed both chambers counts once per chamber's vote.

Source: lobbyist declarations filed with the Iowa Legislature; bill status and votes from LegiScan. Last updated November 1, 2026