Iowa House · District 71

Lindsay James's Iowa House voting record

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Lindsay James (Democratic) is a member of the Iowa House for District 71. This page covers the 825 floor roll calls held while Lindsay James was in office, from Jan. 30, 2025 to Oct. 2, 2026. Votes with the Speaker on 18% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 91% of party-line votes. 26th percentile in the Iowa House from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 34% of roll calls. Lindsay James sponsored 1 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Lindsay James split from the Speaker or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Lindsay James sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Speaker 18% On 222 contested votes where both voted · 66% on all votes Votes with own party 91% Partisan rank: 85 of 99 in the House (tied with 3 others) Didn't vote at roll call 34% 280 of 825 roll calls

Bills passed 0 1 sponsored · 0 became law · Rank 36 of 99 in the House (tied with 63 others) Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

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Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Lindsay James's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Iowa House26th percentile

More liberal than 74% of the Iowa House.

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26th most liberal of 99

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Votes with the Speaker

18%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Lindsay James.

On 222 contested votes where both voted66% on all 545 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

91%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Lindsay James.

On 194 party-line votesPartisan rank: 85 of 99 in the House (tied with 3 others)84 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Lindsay James sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Lindsay James
	Bills
Sponsored	1
Passed both chambers	0
Became law	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0
Of those, passed as a committee's bill	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 36 of 99 in the House (tied with 63 others) · 1 of 33 Democrats (tied with 32 others)

A bill's sponsor is the first member its history on legis.iowa.gov names; co-sponsors aren't counted. A committee's bill that passed counts for the member whose bill it replaced, where both bills' records name each other; otherwise it counts for no one.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Lindsay James sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

Iowa's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Iowa legislators.

Contested votes where they split

183 against the Speaker; 22 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Lindsay James
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
May 1, 2026	HF 2771: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 1, 2026	HF 2771: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and… Amendment H-8464	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 1, 2026	HF 2788: Relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 28, 2026	HF 2772: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	HF 2772: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	HF 2772: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	HF 2772: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	HF 2772: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	HF 2772: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Amendment H-8383	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	SF 472: Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 28, 2026	SF 472: Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions Amendment H-8419	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	SF 472: Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions Amendment H-8420	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	SF 472: Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 28, 2026	HF 2781: Relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 15, 2026	SF 2039: Providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 15, 2026	SF 2039: Providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act Motion to Suspend the Rules	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 15, 2026	SF 2426: Relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 14, 2026	SF 304: Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 14, 2026	SF 2399: Relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 14, 2026	SF 2299: Relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 13, 2026	HF 2254: Relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 13, 2026	HF 2254: Relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 8, 2026	SF 2231: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	SF 2231: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 8, 2026	SF 2231: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	HF 2748: Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, including the promotion and… Amendment H-8293	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2026	HF 2750: Relating to the collection and distribution of fees for wire transmissions, the establishment of the school security grant program, and including contingent… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 8, 2026	HF 2750: Relating to the collection and distribution of fees for wire transmissions, the establishment of the school security grant program, and including contingent… Amendment H-8333	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 7, 2026	SF 140: Relating to satellite absentee voting stations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2026	HF 2501: Relating to the conduct of elections Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 6, 2026	SF 2341: Relating to the approval and publication of meeting minutes of county boards of supervisors Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 6, 2026	SF 2341: Relating to the approval and publication of meeting minutes of county boards of supervisors Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 31, 2026	SF 2453: Providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 24, 2026	HF 2230: Relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board… Amendment H-8250	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 23, 2026	SF 572: Prohibiting the licensure of certain entities of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 23, 2026	SF 572: Prohibiting the licensure of certain entities of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 23, 2026	HF 571: Relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 23, 2026	HF 2601: Relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct, and making… Amendment H-8218	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Amendment H-8241	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Amendment H-8233	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Amendment H-8240	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Amendment H-8239	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2026	HF 2133: Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 17, 2026	HF 2133: Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable Amendment H-8168	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2026	HF 2133: Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable Amendment H-8176	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2026	HF 853: Relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iowa administrative procedure Act Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2026	HF 2361: Relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	HF 2361: Relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions Amendment H-8204	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 12, 2026	HF 2245: Relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	HF 2487: Concerning restrictions on certain activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory by state entities and public institutions of… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	HF 2487: Concerning restrictions on certain activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory by state entities and public institutions of… Amendment H-8206	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 12, 2026	HF 2329: Relating to interest rates and charges on regulated loans, and consumer credit transaction service charges Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	HF 2329: Relating to interest rates and charges on regulated loans, and consumer credit transaction service charges Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 10, 2026	HF 2716: Relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program; the medical assistance program; the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	HF 2716: Relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program; the medical assistance program; the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 10, 2026	HF 2694: Relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governor Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 10, 2026	HF 2670: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to summative testing in schools and the educational program provided to students enrolled in… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	HF 2623: Relating to elections for school district and city officers, and including applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	HF 2624: Relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 9, 2026	HF 2538: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 9, 2026	HF 2335: Relating to hunter education requirements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 2, 2026	HF 2529: Providing for the repair of a diesel exhaust fluid system that is part of farm equipment, and providing penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 23, 2026	HF 2520: Relating to elections to fill vacancies in elective county and city offices Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	HF 2254: Relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 14, 2025	HF 1039: Relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HF 189: Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	SF 607: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HF 980: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Amendment H-1323	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HF 980: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Amendment H-1322	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HF 980: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Amendment H-1321	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HF 980: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HF 980: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	HF 980: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	SF 657: Related to state taxation and finance and other related matters, by creating, modifying, and eliminating tax credits and tax incentive programs, providing for… Amendment H-1351	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2025	HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2025	SF 644: Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	SF 647: Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	SF 647: Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education… Amendment H-1344	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	SF 647: Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education… Amendment H-1345	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	SF 645: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	HF 1040: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Amendment H-1293	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	HF 1049: Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	HF 1049: Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	HF 1044: Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	HF 1044: Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	SF 646: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2025	SF 646: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection Amendment H-1337	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	SF 646: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection Amendment H-1338	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 13, 2025	HF 856: Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	SF 303: Relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	SF 303: Relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2025	HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2025	HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making… Amendment H-1303	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2025	HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making… Amendment H-1304	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2025	HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making… Amendment H-1317	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2025	HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making… Amendment H-1316	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2025	HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making… Amendment H-1305	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 12, 2025	SF 383: Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 24, 2025	HF 1032: Creating a grocer reinvestment program, a local produce processing grant program, and a grocer reinvestment and local food processing fund under the purview… Amendment H-1283	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 24, 2025	HF 862: Relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 23, 2025	HF 1007: Relating to the disposition of collected criminal case fines and establishing a victim restitution fund Amendment H-1280	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 22, 2025	HF 516: Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2025	SF 288: Relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 22, 2025	HF 1002: Authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers, and making… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 22, 2025	HF 1002: Authorizing length of service award programs for volunteer fire fighters, volunteer emergency medical care providers, and reserve peace officers, and making… Amendment H-1265	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 22, 2025	HF 1031: Relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2025	SF 606: Relating to electronic filing of sales and use tax returns, and including effective date provisions Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 17, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Amendment H-1253	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 17, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Amendment H-1252	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 17, 2025	HF 989: Relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for the regulation of anaerobic digester systems, providing fees, making penalties applicable, and… Amendment H-1256	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 17, 2025	HF 996: Providing a sales tax exemption for the furnishing of parking facilities services Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SF 311: Relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 17, 2025	SF 311: Relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective date provisions Amendment H-1246	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 17, 2025	SF 369: Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school graduation and high… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	SF 369: Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school graduation and high… Amendment H-1241	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 17, 2025	SF 369: Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school graduation and high… Amendment H-1228	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 17, 2025	SF 369: Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school graduation and high… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 15, 2025	HF 805: Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 8, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	HF 767: Concerning private sector employee drug testing Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	HF 767: Concerning private sector employee drug testing Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 27, 2025	HF 949: Concerning the duties of county commissioners and county auditors Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HF 970: Relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HF 970: Relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and including effective date provisions Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 26, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HF 948: Relating to public assistance programs, work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Amendment H-1205	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 26, 2025	HF 948: Relating to public assistance programs, work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 26, 2025	HF 792: Establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 26, 2025	HF 884: Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HF 884: Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students Amendment H-1177	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 26, 2025	HF 785: Modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HF 785: Modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements Amendment H-1080	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 26, 2025	HF 946: Relating to the enforcement of immigration laws, and providing penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2025	HF 571: Relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2025	HF 954: Relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2025	HF 954: Relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions Amendment H-1162	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 25, 2025	HF 928: Relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2025	HF 924: Relating to the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2025	HF 766: Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	HF 805: Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2025	HF 189: Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2025	HF 189: Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2025	HF 851: Relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2025	HF 851: Relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 19, 2025	HF 851: Relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	HF 865: Modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 440: Relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 440: Relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions Amendment H-1084	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 440: Relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	HF 437: Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 437: Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa Amendment H-1109	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	HF 437: Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	HF 295: Relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 856: Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 856: Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and… Amendment H-1094	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 401: Providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 269: Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HF 269: Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and… Amendment H-1111	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	HF 784: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2025	HF 782: Relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans, and including effective date provisions Amendment H-1103	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	HF 522: Relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Amendment H-1106	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Amendment H-1116	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SF 75: Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	SF 75: Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 18, 2025	SF 75: Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 17, 2025	HF 510: Relating to petitions for special elections to fill vacancies in city offices Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2025	HF 704: Relating to the Iowa propane education and research council, and including applicability provisions Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 17, 2025	HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	HF 776: Relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing Amendment H-1069	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 13, 2025	HF 644: Relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child Amendment H-1068	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 12, 2025	HF 530: Authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general to be issued a… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HF 546: Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HF 390: Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HF 516: Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2025	HF 398: Relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corrections, superintendents, and district directors Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	HF 316: Relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	HF 316: Relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students Amendment H-1034	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 10, 2025	HF 314: Authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2025	HF 299: Relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 27, 2025	SF 418: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 27, 2025	HF 583: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records… Amendment H-1030	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 27, 2025	HF 583: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records… Amendment H-1028	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 27, 2025	HF 583: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records… Amendment H-1029	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 27, 2025	HF 583: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records… Amendment H-1027	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 13, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Amendment H-1008	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 30, 2025	HF 144: Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Jan. 30, 2025	HF 117: Establishing the national guard service professional qualification scholarship program Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 30, 2025	HF 118: Modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program Amendment H-1001	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea

Recent key votes

Lindsay James's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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Oct. 2, 2026
House

HF 2801: Modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions
Voted yea Passage · Yeas 75, nays 17

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 2, 2026
House

SF 2472: Relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and…
Not voting Passage · Yeas 62, nays 22

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 2, 2026
House

HF 2800: Relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers…
Not voting Passage · Yeas 58, nays 26

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 2, 2026
House

SJR 11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes
Not voting Passage · Yeas 57, nays 21

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
May 2, 2026
House

SF 2484: Relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund…
Not voting Passage · Yeas 59, nays 26

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Lindsay James voted on each of the 825 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Lindsay James
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
Oct. 2, 2026	HF 2801: Modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	75–17
May 2, 2026	SF 2472: Relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	62–22
May 2, 2026	HF 2800: Relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	58–26
May 2, 2026	SJR 11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	57–21
May 2, 2026	SF 2484: Relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	59–26
May 2, 2026	HF 2771: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	66–18
May 2, 2026	SF 2490: Relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, pooling… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	65–21
May 2, 2026	HF 2542: Relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	66–20
May 2, 2026	HF 2542: Relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties Concurrence	Not voting	Nay	Yea	68–18
May 2, 2026	SF 469: Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	58–27
May 2, 2026	HF 2770: Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	54–31
May 2, 2026	HF 2769: Relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	56–29
May 2, 2026	SF 2480: Relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	67–18
May 2, 2026	HF 1003: Relating to child placements Concurrence	Not voting	Nay	Yea	57–28
May 1, 2026	HF 2782: Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	59–24
May 1, 2026	HF 2771: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, and… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	65–21
May 1, 2026	HF 2788: Relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	58–29
April 30, 2026	SF 2039: Providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	59–25
April 30, 2026	SF 2422: Relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition assistance… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	60–24
April 30, 2026	HF 2783: Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	58–27
April 29, 2026	HF 2787: Prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	71–20
April 29, 2026	SF 2218: Relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	71–20
April 28, 2026	HF 2772: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	57–32
April 28, 2026	SF 472: Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	56–34
April 28, 2026	HF 2781: Relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–26
April 27, 2026	HF 2768: Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	56–33
April 27, 2026	SF 654: Relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, maximum fur dealer license fees, and deer… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	66–23
April 27, 2026	HF 2763: Providing for services relating to agricultural production, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	70–18
April 22, 2026	SF 2472: Relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	64–23
April 21, 2026	SF 2422: Relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition assistance… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	65–28
April 21, 2026	HF 2670: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to summative testing in schools and the educational program provided to students enrolled in… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	65–28
April 20, 2026	HF 2676: Relating to health-related matters, including health-related professions, nutrition, medication, and education, and including effective date and applicability… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	61–31
April 20, 2026	HF 2717: Relating to executive branch functions, including legislative review, delay, and approval of administrative rules and ratification of certain other actions… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	60–32
April 20, 2026	SF 473: Relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	58–34
April 16, 2026	SF 2263: Relating to the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	60–26
April 16, 2026	HF 2754: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	53–34
April 16, 2026	SF 2284: Relating to the use of automated systems that detect traffic violations or registration plate information, and making penalties applicable Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	77–11
April 15, 2026	SF 2039: Providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	71–24
April 15, 2026	SF 2426: Relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	73–22
April 14, 2026	SF 304: Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted disease or infection Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–29
April 14, 2026	SF 2399: Relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	72–21
April 14, 2026	SF 2299: Relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	62–31
April 13, 2026	HF 2254: Relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	70–20
April 13, 2026	SF 2379: Relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	78–12
April 8, 2026	SF 2231: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–25
April 8, 2026	HF 2750: Relating to the collection and distribution of fees for wire transmissions, the establishment of the school security grant program, and including contingent… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	60–32
April 8, 2026	SF 2378: Relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	75–18
April 7, 2026	SF 140: Relating to satellite absentee voting stations Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–29
April 7, 2026	HF 2501: Relating to the conduct of elections Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–29
April 6, 2026	SF 2341: Relating to the approval and publication of meeting minutes of county boards of supervisors Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–29
April 1, 2026	SF 378: Relating to speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain excessive speed violations cannot be considered for certain purposes and the… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	76–16
March 31, 2026	SF 2453: Providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	55–37
March 31, 2026	SF 2426: Relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	68–24
March 24, 2026	SF 2220: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa statewide assessment of student progress and programs for gifted and talented… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	84–11
March 23, 2026	HF 571: Relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–27
March 19, 2026	HF 2739: Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	53–40
March 17, 2026	SF 2218: Relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	78–16
March 17, 2026	HF 2133: Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	69–26
March 17, 2026	HF 853: Relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iowa administrative procedure Act Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	76–19
March 12, 2026	HF 2361: Relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	58–33
March 12, 2026	HF 2245: Relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–27
March 12, 2026	HF 2487: Concerning restrictions on certain activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory by state entities and public institutions of… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	62–27
March 12, 2026	HF 2329: Relating to interest rates and charges on regulated loans, and consumer credit transaction service charges Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	62–29
March 10, 2026	HF 2716: Relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program; the medical assistance program; the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	62–30
March 10, 2026	HF 2694: Relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governor Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	67–23
March 10, 2026	HF 2670: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to summative testing in schools and the educational program provided to students enrolled in… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	59–33
March 10, 2026	HF 2623: Relating to elections for school district and city officers, and including applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	54–38
March 10, 2026	HF 2624: Relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	64–30
March 9, 2026	HF 2538: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	73–17
March 9, 2026	HF 2335: Relating to hunter education requirements Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–26
March 5, 2026	SF 579: Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, local civil rights commissions, and local civil rights agencies, and including… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	60–26
March 5, 2026	HF 2640: Prohibiting the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, and providing penalties Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	59–26
March 4, 2026	HF 2649: Establishing a pilot program that authorizes eligible community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	56–36
March 4, 2026	HF 2711: Relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirements Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	64–29
March 4, 2026	SF 2399: Relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	74–19
March 4, 2026	HF 2719: Relating to the collection and publication of judicial officer performance information Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	73–19
March 4, 2026	HF 2542: Relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	68–23
March 4, 2026	HF 2557: Allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	65–31
March 4, 2026	HF 2718: Relating to the seizure of firearms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	67–29
March 4, 2026	HF 2667: Relating to project design standards and specifications, including by providing for a statewide urban design and specifications board and requiring certain… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	61–36
March 4, 2026	HF 2617: Relating to abandoned vehicles Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	84–13
March 4, 2026	HF 2645: Relating to the establishment of an electronic court notification system Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	81–16
March 4, 2026	HF 2618: Eliminating the Iowa smart planning principles and other local comprehensive planning and development guidelines Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	72–25
March 3, 2026	HF 2676: Relating to health-related matters, including health-related professions, nutrition, medication, and education, and including effective date and applicability… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	65–30
March 3, 2026	HF 2513: Prohibiting institutions of higher education from entering into employment contracts with citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	68–27
March 3, 2026	HF 2336: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school districts… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	63–33
March 3, 2026	HF 2244: Relating to social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades seven through twelve, and including applicability provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	70–26
March 3, 2026	HF 2510: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	60–36
March 3, 2026	HF 2539: Repealing certain programs and other matters relating to higher education Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	66–30
March 3, 2026	SF 274: Relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	83–13
March 2, 2026	HF 2529: Providing for the repair of a diesel exhaust fluid system that is part of farm equipment, and providing penalties Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	57–33
March 2, 2026	SF 2096: Relating to foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	80–10
Feb. 26, 2026	HF 2102: Prohibiting the use of a language other than English for driver’s license examinations Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	58–30
Feb. 26, 2026	HF 2527: 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 Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	66–24
Feb. 25, 2026	HF 2501: Relating to the conduct of elections Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	67–25
Feb. 25, 2026	HF 2584: Establishing drug-free homeless service zones, and providing penalties Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	70–21
Feb. 25, 2026	HF 2253: Relating to terminology involving a pregnant female Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	69–22
Feb. 25, 2026	HF 2296: Restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	69–22
Feb. 25, 2026	HF 2523: 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 Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	70–21
Feb. 24, 2026	HF 2226: Relating to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Iowa, including priority for admission and reporting requirements Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	62–29
Feb. 24, 2026	HF 2488: Prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	57–34
Feb. 24, 2026	HF 2246: Relating to education requirements, including continuing education requirements, for certain licensed professions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	53–38
Feb. 23, 2026	HF 2519: Relating to collection of accrued interest on unpaid child support by the department of health and human services Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	74–15
Feb. 23, 2026	HF 2520: Relating to elections to fill vacancies in elective county and city offices Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	73–16
Feb. 23, 2026	HF 2254: Relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and including… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	70–19
Feb. 19, 2026	SF 2201: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2026… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	58–35
Jan. 21, 2026	HF 2104: Relating to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and including applicability and effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	64–28
May 14, 2025	HF 1039: Relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	58–24
May 14, 2025	HF 189: Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	59–26
May 14, 2025	SF 607: Relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–27
May 14, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	56–30
May 14, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	55–31
May 14, 2025	HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts… Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	74–12
May 14, 2025	SF 644: Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–27
May 13, 2025	SF 647: Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	59–32
May 13, 2025	SF 645: Relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, including to the economic development authority, Iowa finance authority… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–30
May 13, 2025	HF 1049: Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–28
May 13, 2025	HF 1044: Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–31
May 13, 2025	SF 646: Relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associated with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–28
May 13, 2025	HF 856: Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	59–32
May 12, 2025	SF 449: Relating to digital financial asset transaction kiosks and including penalties, and effective date and applicability provisions Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	77–12
May 12, 2025	SF 303: Relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	51–39
May 12, 2025	HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–26
May 12, 2025	SF 383: Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	75–15
May 8, 2025	SF 462: Relating to weapons, including mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or transportation of a firearm or offensive weapon by… Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	69–15
May 8, 2025	HF 395: Relating to approved courses of instruction for school bus drivers, and including effective date provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	64–20
May 8, 2025	SF 297: Relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions Passage	Not voting	Nay	Yea	58–26
April 24, 2025	HF 862: Relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	58–30
April 23, 2025	HF 706: Relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	83–10
April 23, 2025	HF 1021: Exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	81–12
April 23, 2025	HF 1019: Exempting the sale of toilet paper from the sales tax Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	82–11
April 22, 2025	HF 516: Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–30
April 22, 2025	HF 1031: Relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	79–13
April 21, 2025	SF 606: Relating to electronic filing of sales and use tax returns, and including effective date provisions Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	58–33
April 17, 2025	SF 175: Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–31
April 17, 2025	HF 989: Relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for the regulation of anaerobic digester systems, providing fees, making penalties applicable, and… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	80–13
April 17, 2025	HF 996: Providing a sales tax exemption for the furnishing of parking facilities services Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	74–19
April 17, 2025	SF 311: Relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	81–12
April 17, 2025	SF 369: Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school graduation and high… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–33
April 15, 2025	HF 805: Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	62–32
April 8, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–36
March 27, 2025	HF 767: Concerning private sector employee drug testing Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–32
March 27, 2025	HF 949: Concerning the duties of county commissioners and county auditors Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–32
March 26, 2025	HF 970: Relating to the double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	56–40
March 26, 2025	SF 615: Relating to work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–35
March 26, 2025	HF 639: Relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	85–10
March 26, 2025	HF 943: Relating to the exercise of eminent domain for the construction of hazardous liquid pipelines and including effective date and applicability provisions Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	82–12
March 26, 2025	HF 792: Establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	69–27
March 26, 2025	HF 884: Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	57–39
March 26, 2025	HF 785: Modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–36
March 26, 2025	HF 946: Relating to the enforcement of immigration laws, and providing penalties Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–35
March 26, 2025	HF 571: Relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–32
March 26, 2025	SF 22: Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	84–11
March 25, 2025	HF 954: Relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	65–31
March 25, 2025	HF 928: Relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	66–31
March 25, 2025	HF 924: Relating to the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	79–18
March 25, 2025	HF 766: Relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	72–25
March 20, 2025	HF 805: Relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental board Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	70–19
March 20, 2025	HF 572: Establishing the criminal offense of the smuggling of persons, and providing penalties Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	75–14
March 19, 2025	HF 189: Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–33
March 19, 2025	HF 886: Relating to the improvement of United States highway 30, including prioritization by the state transportation commission and restrictions on associated use of… Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	81–15
March 19, 2025	HF 860: Prohibiting state and local regulations on fuel-powered equipment based on the equipment’s fuel source Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	84–12
March 19, 2025	HF 851: Relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–36
March 18, 2025	HF 865: Modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–33
March 18, 2025	HF 440: Relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–33
March 18, 2025	HF 437: Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–37
March 18, 2025	HF 295: Relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	65–32
March 18, 2025	HF 856: Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–37
March 18, 2025	HF 401: Providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–36
March 18, 2025	HF 269: Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	63–34
March 18, 2025	HF 784: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director… Passage	Nay	Yea	Yea	82–16
March 18, 2025	HF 190: Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress to students of online schools by school districts, accredited… Passage	Not voting	Yea	Yea	86–11
March 18, 2025	HF 522: Relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	66–32
March 18, 2025	SF 603: Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development, the… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–34
March 18, 2025	SF 75: Relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies, and including effective date provisions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	65–33
March 17, 2025	HF 510: Relating to petitions for special elections to fill vacancies in city offices Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	66–30
March 17, 2025	HF 704: Relating to the Iowa propane education and research council, and including applicability provisions Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	79–17
March 17, 2025	HF 711: Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	67–29
March 17, 2025	HF 524: Relating to the regulation of tanning facilities, and making penalties applicable Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	83–13
March 12, 2025	HF 523: Relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse Passage	Yea	Yea	Yea	81–15
March 12, 2025	HF 530: Authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general to be issued a… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	79–17
March 12, 2025	HF 546: Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	64–31
March 12, 2025	HF 390: Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	67–28
March 12, 2025	HF 516: Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	67–28
March 11, 2025	HF 398: Relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corrections, superintendents, and district directors Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	62–29
March 10, 2025	HF 316: Relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	61–28
March 10, 2025	HF 314: Authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	71–18
March 10, 2025	HF 299: Relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	58–30
Feb. 27, 2025	SF 418: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	60–36
Feb. 13, 2025	SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025… Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea	58–35
Jan. 30, 2025	HF 144: Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and… Passage	Yea	Nay	Yea	68–31

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

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Email: lindsay.james@legis.iowa.gov
Capitol office: State Capitol Building 1007 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50319
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Committees

Environmental Protection
International Relations

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Iowa General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 20, 2026.

Source: the Iowa House and Senate Journals and their voting records, Jan. 30, 2025 to Oct. 2, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections