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Austin Baeth
Democratic · Representative

Austin Baeth

Represents District 36 in the House of Representatives.

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Votes with Democrats
94%
on 359 party-line votes · House Democrats median 96%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 1,020 of 1,065 roll calls · House median 97%
Their bills that became law
0 of 50
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
1,065
91st General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 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 Austin Baeth 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 Austin Baeth 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. Austin Baeth is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

20 of 359 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.

SF2218 · A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3015.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-04-29 · Passed 71–20 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF2787 · A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 780.) Effective date: 06/02/2026.
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-04-29 · Passed 71–20 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF2133 · A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HSB 508.)
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-03-17 · Passed 69–26 · most Democrats voted the other way
SF2218 · A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3015.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-03-17 · Passed 78–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF853 · A bill for an act relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iowa administrative procedure Act. (Formerly HF 36.)
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-03-17 · Passed 76–19 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF2624 · A bill for an act relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor. (Formerly HSB 571.)
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-03-10 · Passed 64–30 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF2618 · A bill for an act eliminating the Iowa smart planning principles and other local comprehensive planning and development guidelines.(Formerly HF 2148.)
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-03-04 · Passed 72–25 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF2529 · A bill for an act providing for the repair of a diesel exhaust fluid system that is part of farm equipment, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 684.)
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-03-02 · Passed 57–33 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF2527 · A bill for an act providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission. (Formerly HSB 693.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-02-26 · Passed 66–24 · most Democrats voted the other way
HF2523 · A bill for an act establishing the right of a parent or guardian of a minor child to consent to and authorize certain medical services over the minor child's objection. (Formerly HF 2114.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
Yea
Shall the bill pass? · 2026-02-25 · Passed 70–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

HF2220 · A bill for an act relating to mental health care, including subacute mental health care facility requirements; admission to and discharge from a subacute mental health care facility; employment requirements at a subacute mental health care facility; insurance coverage for subacute mental health care; and the establishment of a psychiatric medical institution for children bed tracking system, and providing penalties and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2543.)
Nay
House Committee On Education Report · 2026-02-12 · Passed 12–8
HSB248 · A bill for an act relating to public assistance programs, work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, an information technology fund, the public assistance modernization fund, and the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities program and program review and report.(See HF 948.)
Nay
House Committee On Health And Human Services Report · 2025-03-06 · Passed 12–8
SF2422 · A bill for an act relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program, Medicaid, and the Iowa health and wellness plan, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3140.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 01/01/2027.
Nay
House Committee On Health And Human Services Report · 2026-03-19 · Passed 13–8
HJR2004 · A joint resolution calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, impose fiscal restraints, and limit the number of terms that a person may serve in Congress or as a federal official.
Nay
House Committee On Agriculture Report · 2026-02-19 · Passed 13–8
HF2068 · A bill for an act relating to the publication of notice of political party precinct caucuses.
Nay
House Committee On Economic Growth And Technology Report · 2026-02-18 · Passed 13–8
Republicans 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.

David BlomRepublican · District 52 · 351 shared contested votes
27%
Matt RinkerRepublican · District 99 · 279 shared contested votes
27%
Brian LohseRepublican · District 45 · 302 shared contested votes
25%
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 (45 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2025-01: 6 roll calls, 6 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 62 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 210 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 136 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-05: 81 roll calls, 4 without a Yea or Nay2026-01: 19 roll calls, 11 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 149 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 199 roll calls, 19 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 145 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 58 roll calls, 3 without a Yea or NayJan 2025Jan 2026May 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Austin Baeth 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.

Introduced50
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee50

For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.

A bill for an act relating to a family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and medical leave reasons for eligible employees of specified employers.
Not out of committeeRereferred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 784. · 2026-03-31
A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 675. · 2026-03-17
A bill for an act establishing a state-based health insurance subsidy, and making an appropriation.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 607. · 2026-03-09
A bill for an act relating to the education savings account program, including modifying eligibility provisions, providing a future repeal date, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 607. · 2026-03-09
A bill for an act relating to programs administered by the Iowa finance authority including the firsthome program and home ownership assistance program for military members, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 606. · 2026-03-09
A bill for an act relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management practices tax credit, an Iowa clean water farm program and property tax credit, and water quality practices loans, making appropriations, and including applicability provisions.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 604. · 2026-03-09
A bill for an act establishing a temporary prohibition on an increase in rates or charges by gas and electric public utilities, and including effective date provisions.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 603. · 2026-03-09
A bill for an act increasing the tax on cigarettes and vapor products.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 374. · 2026-02-23
A bill for an act relating to cancer research, and making appropriations.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 373. · 2026-02-23
A bill for an act relating to radon mitigation requirements and tax credits, including retroactive applicability provisions, and making appropriations.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 374. · 2026-02-23
A bill for an act relating to bond election requirements applicable to school districts.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 349. · 2026-02-19
A bill for an act requiring boards of directors of school districts, the authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools, and the governing boards of charter schools to adopt policies related to excusing the absences of students enrolled in grades six through twelve for civic or political events.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 346. · 2026-02-19
A bill for an act relating to reporting requirements for accredited nonpublic schools and the department of education concerning education savings account funds.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 346. · 2026-02-19
A bill for an act relating to abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 292. · 2026-02-16
A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay.
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 240. · 2026-02-10

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?)
Passed · 79-6
Yea
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?)
Passed · 86-0
Yea
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?)
Passed · 62-22
Nay
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?)
Passed · 85-1
Absent
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?)
Failed · 8-77
Nay
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?)
Failed · 25-61
Yea
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?)
Passed · 65-21
Nay
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?)
Passed · 81-4
Yea
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?)
Passed · 57-28
Nay
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?)
Passed · 85-0
Yea
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?)
Failed · 30-55
Yea
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?)
Passed · 67-18
Yea
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?)
Failed · 21-57
Yea
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?)
Failed · 21-57
Yea
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?)
Failed · 21-57
Yea
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?)
Passed · 57-21
Nay
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?)
Failed · 21-57
Yea
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?)
Failed · 22-56
Yea
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?)
Failed · 21-57
Yea
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?)
Failed · 21-57
Yea
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?)
Failed · 22-56
Yea
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?)
Failed · 21-57
Yea
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?)
Passed · 68-18
Nay
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?)
Passed · 66-20
Nay
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?)
Passed · 66-18
Absent
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?)
Passed · 85-0
Yea
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?)
Failed · 28-57
Yea
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?)
Passed · 58-27
Nay
HF2785 · 2026-05-02
A bill for an act extending the biodiesel blended fuel tax credit.(Formerly HSB 688.) (Shall the bill pass?)
Passed · 84-1
Yea
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?)
Passed · 83-2
Yea
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?)
Passed · 56-29
Nay
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?)
Passed · 56-29
Nay
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?)
Failed · 27-57
Yea
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?)
Passed · 85-1
Yea
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?)
Passed · 83-2
Yea
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?)
Passed · 59-26
Nay
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?)
Passed · 83-1
Absent
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?)
Passed · 86-0
Yea
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?)
Passed · 85-0
Yea
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?)
Passed · 85-0
Yea
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?)
Passed · 85-0
Yea
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?)
Failed · 28-56
Yea
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?)
Passed · 85-0
Yea
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?)
Failed · 27-58
Yea
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?)
Failed · 29-56
Yea
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?)
Passed · 82-3
Yea
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?)
Passed · 54-31
Nay
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?)
Passed · 85-0
Yea
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?)
Passed · 58-26
Nay
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?)
Passed · 78-7
Yea
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?)
Passed · 58-29
Nay
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?)
Passed · 86-0
Yea
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?)
Failed · 27-59
Yea
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?)
Passed · 65-21
Nay
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?)
Passed · 87-0
Yea
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?)
Failed · 24-59
Yea
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?)
Passed · 59-24
Nay
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?)
Failed · 25-58
Yea
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?)
Passed · 83-2
Yea
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?)
Passed · 84-0
Yea
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