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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 14, 2025 IA HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
May 14, 2025 IA HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
May 13, 2025 IA HF 972 Requires the Iowa Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to Use No More than $150 Million Federal Funds to Create 115 New Medical Residency Slots at State Teaching Hospitals Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 4)
May 9, 2025 IA HF 856 Prohibits Certain Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives and Offices in Private and Community Colleges Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
April 29, 2025 IA HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
April 29, 2025 IA HF 865 Amends Provisions Related to School Bullying Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
April 23, 2025 IA SF 445 Expands Access to High-Quality Preschool and Early Childhood Care Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 17, 2025 IA HF 295 Prohibits Accrediting Agencies from Penalizing an Institution for Refusing to Violate State Law Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 15, 2025 IA HF 437 Establishes a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 14, 2025 IA HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
April 14, 2025 IA SF 369 Requires High School Students to Pass a Civics Test Identical to the U.S. Citizenship Test to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
April 9, 2025 IA HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
April 9, 2025 IA HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
April 9, 2025 IA HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 9, 2025 IA HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
April 7, 2025 IA HF 784 Amends Provisions Related to Mathematics Instruction to Require Testing Three Times Annually Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
March 19, 2025 IA SF 273 Require Schools to Report Employee Misconduct Toward Students Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2)
March 19, 2025 IA SF 273 Require Schools to Report Employee Misconduct Toward Students Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2)
Feb. 18, 2025 IA SF 175 Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
April 19, 2024 IA SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
April 15, 2024 IA HF 255 Establishes a Pathway to Obtain a Temporary Teaching License Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
April 10, 2024 IA HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
March 26, 2024 IA HF 2612 Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
March 18, 2024 IA HF 2612 Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
March 4, 2024 IA SF 2196 Requires Schools Include Information on Vaccine Exemptions on Any Communications to Parents Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
May 3, 2023 IA SF 560 Appropriates Funding for State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
March 22, 2023 IA SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
March 22, 2023 IA SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 391 Reduces Student Second Language Requirements and Authorizes Teachers to Teach Multiple Subjects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
Jan. 23, 2023 IA HF 68 Appropriates $345 Million Annually of Public Taxpayer Funds for Private "School Choice" Voucher Programs Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
May 24, 2022 IA HF 2298 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16)
March 30, 2022 IA SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 30, 2022 IA SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 2, 2022 IA HF 2416 Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17)
May 19, 2021 IA HF 847 Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17)
April 28, 2021 IA HF 802 Limits the Types of Diversity Training Schools and Governments May Offer Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
April 28, 2021 IA HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
Feb. 9, 2021 IA SF 269 Appropriates Funds for Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Jan. 28, 2021 IA SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
Jan. 28, 2021 IA SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
Jan. 28, 2021 IA SF 159 Authorizes Publicly Funded School Voucher Credits for Students to Attend Private Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
Jan. 28, 2021 IA SF 159 Authorizes Publicly Funded School Voucher Credits for Students to Attend Private Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
June 13, 2020 IA SF 2310 Establishes Educational Instructional Requirements for Online Learning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
April 22, 2019 IA SF 188 Authorizes Stun Guns on Campuses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
March 11, 2019 IA SF 274 Amends Free Speech Regulations on College Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
April 3, 2018 IA HF 2467 Establishes Guidelines for Handling Students' Lunch Debt Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
March 21, 2018 IA SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
March 21, 2018 IA SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
Feb. 8, 2018 IA SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Feb. 8, 2018 IA SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
Feb. 2, 2017 IA SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
Feb. 2, 2017 IA SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
April 19, 2016 IA SF 2323 Appropriates Funds for Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
March 25, 2015 IA SF 227 Amends the School Year Start Date Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
April 23, 2014 IA SF 2347 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 21)
March 18, 2014 IA SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 19)
Feb. 5, 2014 IA SF 2079 Increases School Funding Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
April 18, 2013 IA HF 604 2013-2014 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
April 1, 2013 IA SF 429 2013-14 Community Colleges Budget Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
March 26, 2013 IA SF 423 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
Feb. 14, 2013 IA SF 162 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
Feb. 14, 2013 IA SF 161 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
Jan. 30, 2013 IA SF 52 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
May 8, 2012 IA SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 15)
April 9, 2012 IA SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
March 15, 2011 IA SF 328 Funding for Education and Employment Training Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
Feb. 16, 2011 IA SF 166 Funding for Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
March 16, 2010 IA SF 2376 2010-2011 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Jan. 19, 2010 IA HF 2030 School District Budget Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
Jan. 13, 2010 IA SF 2033 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
Feb. 24, 2009 IA SF 218 Growth Percentage for State School Foundation Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
April 22, 2008 IA S 5408 Changes to School Infrastructure Sales Tax Amendment Rejected - Senate (20 - 30)
April 22, 2008 IA HF 2663 Statewide Sales Tax Increase for School Infrastructure Funding Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11)
March 24, 2008 IA HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
Feb. 26, 2008 IA SF 2216 State-Mandated Curriculum for Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
April 27, 2007 IA HF 920 Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10)
April 19, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 14)
April 18, 2007 IA HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
April 18, 2007 IA SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
April 16, 2007 IA SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
April 10, 2007 IA HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Feb. 13, 2007 IA SF 61 Harassment In Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
Jan. 30, 2007 IA SF 61 Harassment In Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
May 3, 2006 IA HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 2)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/14 HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
5/14 HF 189 Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
5/13 HF 972 Requires the Iowa Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to Use No More than $150 Million Federal Funds to Create 115 New Medical Residency Slots at State Teaching Hospitals Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 4)
5/09 HF 856 Prohibits Certain Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives and Offices in Private and Community Colleges Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
4/29 HF 299 Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
4/29 HF 865 Amends Provisions Related to School Bullying Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
4/23 SF 445 Expands Access to High-Quality Preschool and Early Childhood Care Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/17 HF 295 Prohibits Accrediting Agencies from Penalizing an Institution for Refusing to Violate State Law Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/15 HF 437 Establishes a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/14 HF 516 Requires 80% of Students Admitted to the University of Iowa's Medical and Dentistry Colleges to be Iowa Residents Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
4/14 SF 369 Requires High School Students to Pass a Civics Test Identical to the U.S. Citizenship Test to Graduate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
4/09 HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
4/09 HF 392 Authorizes School Districts to Submit Year-Round School Calendars for 9th-12th Grade Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
4/09 HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/09 HF 785 Authorizes No More Than One Board Member to Reside Outside of Iowa Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
4/07 HF 784 Amends Provisions Related to Mathematics Instruction to Require Testing Three Times Annually Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 1)
3/19 SF 273 Require Schools to Report Employee Misconduct Toward Students Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2)
3/19 SF 273 Require Schools to Report Employee Misconduct Toward Students Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2)
2/18 SF 175 Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
4/19 SF 2435 Appropriates $1 Billion for the Iowa Department of Education and the Department for the Blind Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 14)
4/19 SF 2443 Amends and Appropriates Funding for Area Education Agencies (AEA) Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14)
4/15 HF 255 Establishes a Pathway to Obtain a Temporary Teaching License Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14)
4/10 HF 2586 Authorizes School Employees to be Issued Permits to Carry Weapons Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 14)
3/26 HF 2612 Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
3/18 HF 2612 Establishes Provisions to Area Educational Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
3/04 SF 2196 Requires Schools Include Information on Vaccine Exemptions on Any Communications to Parents Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15)
5/03 SF 560 Appropriates Funding for State Department of Education Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
3/22 SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
3/22 SF 496 Establishes New Educational Standards and "Parental Rights" Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16)
3/07 SF 391 Reduces Student Second Language Requirements and Authorizes Teachers to Teach Multiple Subjects Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
1/23 HF 68 Appropriates $345 Million Annually of Public Taxpayer Funds for Private "School Choice" Voucher Programs Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
5/24 HF 2298 Prohibits Vaccine Mandates in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16)
3/30 SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/30 SF 2369 Expands Parental Right to Inspect Children's School Materials Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/02 HF 2416 Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17)
5/19 HF 847 Repeals Mask Mandates for Public School Students Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 17)
4/28 HF 802 Limits the Types of Diversity Training Schools and Governments May Offer Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
4/28 HF 813 Establishes Plan to Create Charter Schools in the State Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18)
2/09 SF 269 Appropriates Funds for Schools Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
1/28 SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
1/28 SF 160 Requires Schools Provide a 100 Percent In-Person Learning Option Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
1/28 SF 159 Authorizes Publicly Funded School Voucher Credits for Students to Attend Private Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
1/28 SF 159 Authorizes Publicly Funded School Voucher Credits for Students to Attend Private Charter Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
6/13 SF 2310 Establishes Educational Instructional Requirements for Online Learning Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
4/22 SF 188 Authorizes Stun Guns on Campuses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 11)
3/11 SF 274 Amends Free Speech Regulations on College Campuses Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11)
4/03 HF 2467 Establishes Guidelines for Handling Students' Lunch Debt Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0)
3/21 SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
3/21 SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
2/08 SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
2/08 SF 2117 Amends Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
2/02 SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
2/02 SF 166 Authorizes School Funding Increase of 1.11 Percent Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
4/19 SF 2323 Appropriates Funds for Higher Education Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
3/25 SF 227 Amends the School Year Start Date Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 22)
4/23 SF 2347 2014-2015 Higher Education Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 21)
3/18 SF 2318 Amends School Harassment and Bullying Policies Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 19)
2/05 SF 2079 Increases School Funding Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
4/18 HF 604 2013-2014 Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
4/01 SF 429 2013-14 Community Colleges Budget Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19)
3/26 SF 423 Amends Education Provisions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
2/14 SF 162 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
2/14 SF 161 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 22)
1/30 SF 52 Establishes the School Budget Growth for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
5/08 SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 15)
4/09 SF 2284 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
3/15 SF 328 Funding for Education and Employment Training Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
2/16 SF 166 Funding for Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24)
3/16 SF 2376 2010-2011 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
1/19 HF 2030 School District Budget Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16)
1/13 SF 2033 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17)
2/24 SF 218 Growth Percentage for State School Foundation Program Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 18)
4/22 S 5408 Changes to School Infrastructure Sales Tax Amendment Rejected - Senate (20 - 30)
4/22 HF 2663 Statewide Sales Tax Increase for School Infrastructure Funding Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 11)
3/24 HF 2645 Public Employee Collective Bargaining and Teacher Termination Policy Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23)
2/26 SF 2216 State-Mandated Curriculum for Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
4/27 HF 920 Univeristy Capital Improvement Bonds Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10)
4/19 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 14)
4/18 HF 877 Statewide Preschool Program Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
4/18 SF 588 2008-2009 Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
4/16 SF 277 Teacher Pay and Incentive Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 7)
4/10 HF 611 Research-Based Sex Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
2/13 SF 61 Harassment In Schools Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
1/30 SF 61 Harassment In Schools Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 14)
5/03 HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 2)

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