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Common Good Iowa

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 451 positions on 115 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 4 bills

For 50 · Against 42 · No side declared 23

Declared for (50 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 152 The federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program, making an appropriation, and no floor vote recorded
HF 185 Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction projects no floor vote recorded
HF 214 Funding of approved local preschool programs and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 216 Professional liability insurance and child care centers employing unsupervised child care workers under eighteen years of age no floor vote recorded
HF 263 Physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools no floor vote recorded
HF 275 Modifying provisions related to the enrollment of eligible children in the statewide preschool program no floor vote recorded
HF 342 State child care assistance for children of certain child care personnel no floor vote recorded
HF 343 The reimbursement of child care providers from the child care assistance program no floor vote recorded
HF 411 State child care assistance program copayments for unhoused persons no floor vote recorded
HF 422 Statewide voluntary preschool program quality standards and renewals no floor vote recorded
HF 889 Government employee paid leave signed by governor
HF 920 The double up food bucks program and making an appropriation no floor vote recorded
HF 1032 filed as HF 550, HF 59 Creating a grocer reinvestment program, a local produce processing grant program, and a grocer reinvestment and local food processing fund… floor vote recorded
HF 2001 Water efficiency of data centers, including requirements for water-efficient cooling technologies and encouragement for the use of… no floor vote recorded
HF 2008 State child care assistance payments to child care providers for days a child receiving foster care is absent from scheduled child care no floor vote recorded
HF 2030 State child care assistance payments no floor vote recorded
HF 2035 Increasing the reimbursement rates child care providers receive through the state child care assistance program no floor vote recorded
HF 2083 Requiring the department of health and human services to pay for child care provided to a foster child participating in the state child… no floor vote recorded
HF 2107 Appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for the statewide child care solutions fund program no floor vote recorded
HF 2208 Related to the meaning of residential property for purposes of property taxation no floor vote recorded
HF 2212 Establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals no floor vote recorded
HF 2264 The minimum per hour wage provided to home health aides under the Medicaid program, and making an appropriation no floor vote recorded
HF 2265 Modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2267 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 2378 HF 2378, HF 2385, HF 2631, HF 2384, HF 2380, HJR 2008 Rule 60 Invoked floor vote recorded
HF 2406 Administration of and taxation on tobacco-related products including imposing a tax on alternative nicotine products and vapor products no floor vote recorded
HF 2408 Appropriating moneys to support a water quality monitoring network supervised by the Iowa flood center no floor vote recorded
HF 2415 Certain health insurance policies, contracts, and plans and a special enrollment period for pregnant women no floor vote recorded
HF 2514 Making children of child care workers in this state eligible for the state child care assistance program signed by governor
HF 2652 filed as HF 460 Play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten floor vote recorded
HF 2664 Increasing the tax on cigarettes and vapor products no floor vote recorded
HF 2690 Water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and no floor vote recorded
HJR 2008 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to worker rights no floor vote recorded
HR 15 A resolution designating May 9, 2025, as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day no floor vote recorded
SF 34 Physical activity requirements applicable to students in kindergarten through grade five no floor vote recorded
SF 58 School lunch and breakfast programs provided by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone… no floor vote recorded
SF 101 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 122 The eligibility of children of a minor parent for the state child care assistance program no floor vote recorded
SF 123 Funding of approved local preschool programs and including applicability provisions 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 157 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
SF 232 The double up food bucks program, and making an appropriation no floor vote recorded
SF 339 Eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid program no floor vote recorded
SF 638 The taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, creating the Iowa cancer research fund, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2008 Establishing requirements related to nonpublic schools that receive tuition payments from parents or guardians whose students are… no floor vote recorded
SF 2027 The double up food bucks program, and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
SF 2041 Providing for payroll deduction for membership dues to an employee organization under public employee collective bargaining, and including… no floor vote recorded
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 2436 The division of revenue of school district foundation property taxes for urban renewal projects, authorizing voluntary payments by school… no floor vote recorded

Declared against (42 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 31 Creating the new resident and new graduate tax credits, available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive… no floor vote recorded
HF 299 filed as HF 34 The provision of information relating to immunization exemptions signed by governor
HF 382 Child care center staff requirements for providing flex care to children up to five years of age no floor vote recorded
HF 583 Sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital… no floor vote recorded
HF 690 Employment benefits for public safety employees and volunteers of cities and counties and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
HF 884 Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide… floor vote recorded
HF 888 filed as HF 88 Education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, and dual enrollment, and no floor vote recorded
HF 948 Public assistance programs, work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, an information technology fund, the public assistance… no floor vote recorded
HF 952 State grounds and contracts, including by providing for required and prohibited contract terms and regulating events on the capitol… no floor vote recorded
HF 970 filed as HF 796 Double up food bucks program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program and making appropriations and floor vote recorded
HF 980 Unemployment insurance taxes on employers no floor vote recorded
HF 990 The issuance of medical cannabidiol registration cards and licensure of medical cannabidiol dispensaries signed by governor
HF 1024 filed as HF 110 Excluding overtime pay from the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2054 Age requirements for an individual to provide child care without supervision no floor vote recorded
HF 2168 Creating a state remittance tax and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2192 Bond election requirements and limitations applicable to school districts no floor vote recorded
HF 2296 Restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification signed by governor
HF 2342 Providing for the future repeal of tax credits no floor vote recorded
HF 2541 Local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 no floor vote recorded
HF 2676 Health-related matters, including health-related professions, nutrition, medication, and education, and including effective date and… signed by governor
HF 2711 State policies and programs with race or gender requirements signed by governor
HF 2750 filed as HF 601 Collection and distribution of fees for wire transmissions, the establishment of the school security grant program, and including contingent floor vote recorded
HJR 11 filed as HJR 6 A joint resolution calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose… no floor vote recorded
SF 6 earlier: no side The provision of information relating to immunization exemptions no floor vote recorded
SF 297 Contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions. passed both chambers
SF 418 Sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital… signed by governor
SF 445 earlier: no side Early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development… floor vote recorded
SF 473 Certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption signed by governor
SF 507 Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programs floor vote recorded
SF 603 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 615 filed as SF 363, SF 599 Work requirements for the Iowa health and wellness plan, public assistance programs, an information technology fund, the public assistance… signed by governor
SF 651 Local government property taxes, financial authority, and budgets, modifying appropriations, and no floor vote recorded
SF 657 Related to state taxation and finance and other related matters, by creating, modifying, and eliminating tax credits and tax incentive… signed by governor
SF 2168 Workforce matters including apprenticeships and other career training, unemployment insurance, and membership of the state workforce… signed by governor
SF 2201 School funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July… signed by governor
SF 2231 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions… signed by governor
SF 2422 Public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition… signed by governor
SF 2488 filed as SF 2462 Early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations,… signed by governor
SJR 2 A joint resolution calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose… no floor vote recorded
SJR 6 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa by repealing the natural resources and outdoor… no floor vote recorded
SJR 11 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law… passed both chambers

No side declared (23 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 390 Physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities signed by governor
HF 623 Early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development… no floor vote recorded
HF 840 filed as HF 608 County hospital operation of a child care facility no floor vote recorded
HF 1020 filed as HF 962 Modifying the child and dependent care credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability… floor vote recorded
HF 1042 filed as HF 757 Matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster… no floor vote recorded
HF 1045 And making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of… no floor vote recorded
HF 2052 Community-based providers in the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children no floor vote recorded
HF 2223 Local and state government finances by modifying provisions relating to homestead property tax credits, providing a residential property… no floor vote recorded
HF 2493 filed as HF 2092 The statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including… signed by governor
HF 2705 Entities supported in whole or in part by taxation, including by modifying provisions related to the duties and responsibilities of the… floor vote recorded
HF 2707 Alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disability services, and volunteer services, and… signed by governor
HF 2745 State and local government taxes, budgets, and authority, by modifying provisions relating to the assessment and taxation of property,… no floor vote recorded
HF 2754 filed as HF 2713 Education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to… signed by governor
HF 2782 And making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and… signed by governor
HF 2795 filed as HF 2712 earlier: against Convening an early childhood Iowa study committee no floor vote recorded
SF 641 Matters under the purview of the department of health and human services, including administrative services organizations, child foster… signed by governor
SF 2183 Providing for the Iowa individual income tax checkoff for public schools and the public school checkoff fund, making appropriations, and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2360 Partial payments of property taxes and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 2464 State finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making… no floor vote recorded
SF 2472 earlier: against State and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of… signed by governor
SF 2480 The taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date… signed by governor
SF 2483 And making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2506 filed as SF 2301 Matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including… no floor vote recorded