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Republican
· Representative
Matt Windschitl
Represents District 15 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
100%
on 240 party-line votes · House Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
74%
Yea or Nay on 664 of 895 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
0 of 4
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 0
Roll calls on record
895
91st General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 91st General Assembly.
How Matt Windschitl votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Matt Windschitl sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Matt Windschitl is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
0 of 240 party-line votes.
They voted with most Republicans on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HSB657 · A bill for an act requiring the department of natural resources to identify specific animal sources of pollutants to a water of the state when determining the water's inclusion on a list of impaired waters.(See HF 2530.)
House Committee On Agriculture Report · 2026-02-11 · Passed 12–11
HF993 · A bill for an act providing for the direct shipment of alcoholic liquor, providing fees, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 761, HF 140; See HF 2354.)
House Committee On Commerce Report · 2026-02-04 · Passed 14–9
HF2748 · A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products; the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2340, HSB 588.)
Shall amendment H–8293, as amended, be 87th Day WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026 857 adopted? · 2026-04-08 · Failed 41–48
SF140 · A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effective date: 07/01/2026.
House Committee On State Government Report · 2026-02-06 · Passed 16–7
HSB588 · A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products; the regulation of the transportation of agricultural commodities; the use of agricultural land; and taxation, including property taxes, excise and sales taxes, and income taxes; making penalties applicable; and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 2340, HF 2748.)
House Committee On Agriculture Report · 2026-02-06 · Passed 16–6
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Dan GosaDemocrat · District 81 · 220 shared contested votes
30%
Rick OlsonDemocrat · District 39 · 213 shared contested votes
22%
Kenan JudgeDemocrat · District 27 · 260 shared contested votes
21%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (231 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Matt Windschitl was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced4
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee4
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
A bill for an act relating to firearms on school property, and including effective date provisions.
Not out of committeeCommittee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 6. H.J. 358. · 2026-02-18
A resolution honoring Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Staff Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and their families.
Not out of committeeResolution adopted. H.J. 101. · 2026-01-15
A bill for an act relating to the disposition of firearms and ammunition deposited with the department of public safety through seizure or forfeiture proceedings.(See HF 871.)
Not out of committeeWithdrawn. H.J. 871. · 2025-03-31
A resolution affirming Iowa's support for the State of Israel.
Not out of committeeExplanation of vote. H.J. 351. · 2025-02-18
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HF639 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings, including allowing certain persons to intervene in such proceedings, including sanctions on intervenors in contested cases, and permit, permit renewal, and operation limitations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 240.) Vetoed 6-11-25. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2765 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act providing for the regulation of mining, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2595, HSB 731.) Effective date: 06/02/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2472 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, establishing a program for first-time homebuyers, modifying and making appropriations, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3001.) Effective date: 05/18/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027, 07/01/2027, 07/01/2028. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2478 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to transportation and other infrastructure-related appropriations to the department of transportation, including allocation and use of moneys from the road use tax fund and the primary road fund. (Formerly SSB 3186.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF639 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 570, SSB 1203.) Effective date: 09/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8456 be adopted?)
SF2490 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, pooling orders, negotiation of surface damage, imposition and distribution of a tax, and jurisdiction, and providing civil penalties. (Formerly SF 2449, SF 546, SF 268.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8477 be adopted?)
SF2490 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, pooling orders, negotiation of surface damage, imposition and distribution of a tax, and jurisdiction, and providing civil penalties. (Formerly SF 2449, SF 546, SF 268.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2465 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and regulation of commodities and products, the regulation of the transportation of agricultural items, the use of agricultural land, sales and use taxes, and veterinary practice and income taxes, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2420, SSB 3123.) Effective date: 06/01/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2027. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF1003 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to child placements. (Formerly HF 638, HSB 146.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment 111th Day SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 1091 H–8459?)
HF1003 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to child placements. (Formerly HF 638, HSB 146.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2480 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3193.) Effective date: 01/01/2027. (Shall amendment H–8467 be adopted?)
SF2480 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3193.) Effective date: 01/01/2027. (Shall the bill pass?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall amendment H–8483 be adopted?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall amendment H–8487 be adopted?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall amendment H–8490 be adopted?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall the joint resolution be adopted and agreed to?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8481?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8482?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8484?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8485?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8486?)
SJR11 · 2026-05-02
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes. (Formerly SSB 1221.) (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8488?)
HF2542 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment H–8470?)
HF2542 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2771 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 772.) Effective Date: Conditional, 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2617 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles. (Formerly HSB 667.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2480 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act providing for a veterans' benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace. (Shall amendment H–8468 be adopted?)
SF469 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (Formerly SSB 1121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2785 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act extending the biodiesel blended fuel tax credit.(Formerly HSB 688.) (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2786 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act modifying the sales or use tax refund for biodiesel production.(Formerly HF 2071.) (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2769 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8449 be adopted?)
HF2769 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2769 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8454, to amendment H–8449?)
SF2493 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production. (Formerly SF 2188, SSB 3025.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2488 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2462, SSB 3111.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2484 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2531 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2213.) Effective date: 06/02/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2497 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act providing for an assignment of assets for the benefit of creditors, exempting the related tax on the transfer of real estate, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2213.) Effective date: 01/01/2027. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2797 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees. (Formerly HSB 770.) Effective date: 06/02/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2021. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2492 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act creating a state corporate income tax deduction for net controlled foreign corporation tested income, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2292, SSB 3105.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2791 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act permitting an exchange of the cash reserve levy for another local levy within the school budget for certain school districts to correct for an extreme circumstance and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 781.) (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2800 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees' retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028. (Shall amendment H–8494, to amendment H–8491, be adopted?)
HF2800 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees' retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2794 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund. (Formerly HF 705, HF 458.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2770 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8416, to amendment H–8414, be adopted?)
HF2770 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8417, to amendment H–8414, be adopted?)
HF2770 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8451, to amendment H–8414, be adopted?)
HF2770 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2793 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to a railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 882, HF 729.) (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2799 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 755.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2788 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions. (Formerly HF 2563, HSB 704.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2771 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 772.) Effective Date: Conditional, 07/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8455, to amendment H–8404, be adopted?)
HF2771 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 772.) Effective Date: Conditional, 07/01/2026. (Shall amendment H–8464, to amendment H–8404, be adopted?)
HF2771 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and including contingent effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 772.) Effective Date: Conditional, 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
SF2168 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to workforce matters including apprenticeships and other career training, unemployment insurance, and membership of the state workforce development board, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3044.) Effective date: 06/30/2026, 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2782 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 777.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025. (Shall amendment H–8465, to amendment H–8461, be adopted?)
HF2782 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 777.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2782 · 2026-05-01
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 777.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025. (Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8466, to amendment H–8461?)
HF2757 · 2026-04-30
A bill for an act relating to nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax exemptions and refunds, making appropriations to the state board of regents for establishing and maintaining a nuclear energy workforce, making penalties applicable, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 767.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
HF2348 · 2026-04-30
A bill for an act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 557.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (Shall the bill pass?)
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