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BNSF Railway Co.

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 219 positions on 59 bills, one filing per lobbyist per bill, and again on each refiling, so the two counts differ. Each bill is counted once, under the most recent position filed on it, even when the bill was renumbered mid-session ; the organization changed position on 6 bills

Against 13 · No side declared 46

Declared against (13 bills)

Bill Title Status
HCR 6 A concurrent resolution urging the members of Congress to amend federal law to increase the maximum gross weight allowed for motor vehicles… no floor vote recorded
HF 170 earlier: no side Providing for employment leave for employees of railroad corporations to attend a school-sponsored activity and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 494 The operation of railroad trains by a crew of two or more persons, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 495 Railroad train length limits, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 2651 filed as HF 531 earlier: no side Fluid milk products annual permits, and no floor vote recorded
SF 1 Comparative fault of railway corporations no floor vote recorded
SF 23 earlier: no side The payment of costs by railroad track owners and railroad corporations for certain railroad construction, maintenance, and other related… no floor vote recorded
SF 25 earlier: no side Railroad train length limits, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 38 The operation of railroad trains by a crew of two or more persons, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 40 earlier: no side Requiring the installation and maintenance of train defect detectors on railway branch lines, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 384 filed as SF 24 earlier: no side Notices required for the closure of railway crossings for repairs or upgrades, and providing penalties floor vote recorded
SF 2042 Trains idling near residential zones, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2429 filed as SF 258 Fluid milk products annual permits, and including effective date provisions signed by governor

No side declared (46 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 48 Prohibiting employer control of employee political candidacy and contributions, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 184 Civil liability for employers of minors no floor vote recorded
HF 248 The treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable signed by governor
HF 281 Repealing provisions of law concerning rights relating to labor organization membership no floor vote recorded
HF 282 Eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes no floor vote recorded
HF 455 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 533 Midwest interstate passenger rail compact, and floor vote recorded
HF 767 Concerning private sector employee drug testing signed by governor
HF 881 Strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances no floor vote recorded
HF 939 filed as HF 491 Concerning common carriers and no floor vote recorded
HF 979 Vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees signed by governor
HF 980 Unemployment insurance taxes on employers no floor vote recorded
HF 2185 Cost sharing for health savings accounts and qualified high-deductible health plans signed by governor
HF 2267 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 2646 Certain activities associated with foreign entities in the state, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 2793 filed as HF 729, HF 882 A railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and making appropriations floor vote recorded
SCR 2 A concurrent resolution urging the members of Congress to amend federal law to increase the maximum gross weight allowed for motor vehicles… no floor vote recorded
SF 39 Required railway crossing signs, signals, and gate arms no floor vote recorded
SF 62 Railway special agents floor vote recorded
SF 109 A family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and medical leave… no floor vote recorded
SF 110 Concerning private sector employee drug testing no floor vote recorded
SF 134 Requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth and providing civil penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 147 Wage payment collection issues arising between employers and employees, providing penalties and remedies, and no floor vote recorded
SF 155 Prohibiting employers and employment agencies from seeking the criminal record or criminal history from applicants for employment under… no floor vote recorded
SF 157 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
SF 290 Train accidents resulting in personal injury or death, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 358 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year to an individual laid off due to an employer going out of business no floor vote recorded
SF 372 Concerning eligibility for unemployment benefits no floor vote recorded
SF 390 Vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees no floor vote recorded
SF 426 Strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances. floor vote recorded
SF 455 Requiring certain weekly workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime and premium pay, and to… no floor vote recorded
SF 466 Providing for disqualification for unemployment benefits due to separation from short-term employment with a fixed end date and including… no floor vote recorded
SF 487 Employer recordkeeping and auditing requirements for purposes of unemployment insurance and including applicability provisions floor vote recorded
SF 502 Requiring certain employers to include pay scale information in communications offering employment, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 506 Raw farm products for purposes of increased gross weight for motor vehicles transporting such products on this state’s public highways no floor vote recorded
SF 509 Employment status and employment benefits and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 603 filed as SF 222 Workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development,… signed by governor
SF 607 filed as SF 504 Unemployment insurance taxes on employers signed by governor
SF 2045 Increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social… no floor vote recorded
SF 2046 Wage payment collection issues arising between employers and employees, providing penalties and remedies, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2087 Work search requirements for unemployment benefits for certain individuals with disabilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2089 Information provided to the department of workforce development during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits floor vote recorded
SF 2272 Providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace no floor vote recorded
SF 2414 Automated decision systems used by employers no floor vote recorded
SF 2478 Transportation and other infrastructure-related appropriations to the department of transportation, including allocation and use of moneys… signed by governor
SF 2490 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information,… signed by governor