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Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 148 positions on 126 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 1 bill

For 112 · Against 14

Declared for (112 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 35 Postsecondary schools and COVID-19 vaccine exemptions for clinical students no floor vote recorded
HF 51 Obscenity, including the exposure of a minor to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a premises with obscene performances,… no floor vote recorded
HF 76 Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curriculum provided by… no floor vote recorded
HF 106 The survival of, and the bringing of a cause of action for, wrongful death of an unborn child no floor vote recorded
HF 165 Requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school… no floor vote recorded
HF 166 Public schools, including requiring public schools to display the national motto and the state motto and to start each day of classroom… no floor vote recorded
HF 180 The criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable signed by governor
HF 269 Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical… floor vote recorded
HF 270 Requiring regents institutions to make certain course syllabus information available to the public online and no floor vote recorded
HF 279 Powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters no floor vote recorded
HF 280 The regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor no floor vote recorded
HF 299 filed as HF 34 The provision of information relating to immunization exemptions signed by governor
HF 306 filed as HF 64 The dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties signed by governor
HF 384 filed as HF 104 Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted… no floor vote recorded
HF 391 Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curriculum provided by… no floor vote recorded
HF 402 Establishing completion of a course on American history and civil government as a requirement for the completion of a baccalaureate degree… no floor vote recorded
HF 417 Modifying the tuition and textbook tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability… no floor vote recorded
HF 423 Prohibiting certain actions relating to abortifacient drugs in the state, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 428 Creating the second amendment preservation Act, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 437 Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa signed by governor
HF 453 The treatment of an unborn child for the purposes of damages for wrongful death, the defense of compulsion, homicide and related crimes,… no floor vote recorded
HF 511 A father’s obligation for payment of expenses including those related to a mother’s pregnancy and the birth of a child born out of wedlock no floor vote recorded
HF 521 filed as HF 274 Obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions no floor vote recorded
HF 558 Prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 571 Protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower… signed by governor
HF 572 Establishing the criminal offense of the smuggling of persons, and providing penalties. 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 775 Medication abortions including required informed consent and the dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs to patients within the state no floor vote recorded
HF 798 filed as HF 278 Parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability… no floor vote recorded
HF 826 filed as HF 81 Obscene materials involving minors, and providing penalties floor vote recorded
HF 845 filed as HF 448 Elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school districts may offer and teach no floor vote recorded
HF 854 Prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity,… no floor vote recorded
HF 855 Prohibiting community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and engaging in certain other activities relating… no floor vote recorded
HF 856 Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of… signed by governor
HF 864 filed as HF 62 Requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material… signed by governor
HF 884 filed as HF 334 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 891 Obscenity, including the exposure of a minor to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a premises with obscene performances,… no floor vote recorded
HF 2005 Providing for education related to the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts no floor vote recorded
HF 2050 The discipline of students who disrupt the educational process, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2078 Resident dependents not enrolled in a public school or receiving an educational savings account payment by creating an opportunity tax… no floor vote recorded
HF 2087 The powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating… no floor vote recorded
HF 2093 A father’s obligation for payment of expenses including those related to a mother’s pregnancy and the birth of a child born out of wedlock no floor vote recorded
HF 2116 Trainings and curricula regarding specific defined concepts provided by public institutions of higher education and school districts no floor vote recorded
HF 2161 The use of automatic registration plate readers, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2253 Terminology involving a pregnant female signed by governor
HF 2296 Restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification signed by governor
HF 2309 Public library requirements for materials harmful to minors, and providing civil and criminal penalties, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2316 The treatment of an unborn child for the purposes of damages for wrongful death, homicide and related crimes, and assault, making penalties… no floor vote recorded
HF 2332 Elective abortion and feticide, providing penalties, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2336 filed as HF 2106 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school… floor vote recorded
HF 2486 Student dress code policies of public schools, charter schools, and innovation school zones, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2487 Concerning restrictions on certain activities relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory by state entities and… floor vote recorded
HF 2488 Prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity,… floor vote recorded
HF 2510 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through… floor vote recorded
HF 2512 Education, including by modifying provisions related to revocation or denial of educator licenses and certificates for publicly celebrating… no floor vote recorded
HF 2538 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in… floor vote recorded
HF 2542 Habitual offenders, and providing penalties signed by governor
HF 2557 Allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex floor vote recorded
HF 2579 Prohibiting disorderly conduct related to religious services, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2606 Requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material… no floor vote recorded
HF 2622 Public libraries, including eligibility requirements for state assistance and oversight by city councils no floor vote recorded
HF 2710 The powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating… no floor vote recorded
HF 2711 State policies and programs with race or gender requirements signed by governor
HF 2718 filed as HF 430 Seizure of firearms, providing penalties, and floor vote recorded
HF 2719 Collection and publication of judicial officer performance information. floor vote recorded
HF 2788 filed as HF 2563 earlier: against Abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related provisions signed by governor
SCR 3 A concurrent resolution relating to the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Obergefell v. Hodges no floor vote recorded
SF 8 Prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of… no floor vote recorded
SF 81 Paternity and the obligation of parents for support of children no floor vote recorded
SF 115 Human growth and development course enrollment at school districts and to pupil attendance at educational conferences or seminars in which… no floor vote recorded
SF 116 Obscenity, including the exposure of a minor to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a premises with obscene performances,… no floor vote recorded
SF 118 Powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters no floor vote recorded
SF 156 Policies for certain private spaces in facilities of public entities, providing penalties, and no floor vote recorded
SF 175 Incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by… signed by governor
SF 180 Right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience floor vote recorded
SF 181 Establishing requirements related to electronic resources provided by postsecondary schools, public libraries, schools, and state agencies… no floor vote recorded
SF 204 Education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, dual enrollment, and the tuition… no floor vote recorded
SF 208 Providing that sexual attraction to minors is not a protected class for purposes of the Iowa civil rights Act no floor vote recorded
SF 220 Protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of… no floor vote recorded
SF 235 Obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions no floor vote recorded
SF 273 Mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed school employees who engage in grooming behavior toward students signed by governor
SF 282 Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical… no floor vote recorded
SF 289 filed as SF 5 Invasion of privacy, and making penalties applicable. floor vote recorded
SF 304 filed as SF 120 Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for a sexually transmitted… signed by governor
SF 313 filed as SF 117 The prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioners no floor vote recorded
SF 322 Establishing completion of a course on American history and civil government as a requirement for the completion of a baccalaureate degree… no floor vote recorded
SF 347 Prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties no floor vote recorded
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 443 filed as SF 207 Certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet, and providing civil penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 461 The criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 473 filed as SF 236 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 510 filed as SF 138 Elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school districts may offer and teach no floor vote recorded
SF 519 Establishing a school of intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa no floor vote recorded
SF 579 Local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, local civil rights commissions, and local civil rights agencies, and including… signed by governor
SF 2061 Establishing a nonpublic school safety infrastructure grant program and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
SF 2065 Prostitution and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 2066 Human growth and development course enrollment at school districts and to pupil attendance at educational conferences or seminars in which… no floor vote recorded
SF 2072 State entities, including by modifying provisions related to prohibited diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and officers and to… no floor vote recorded
SF 2093 Powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters no floor vote recorded
SF 2096 Foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers signed by governor
SF 2119 Obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions no floor vote recorded
SF 2159 Materials used for prurient purposes, including age verification requirements for certain commercial entities, prohibitions on the… no floor vote recorded
SF 2187 The verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who apply for or renew a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification… signed by governor
SF 2192 Designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
SF 2231 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions… signed by governor
SF 2300 filed as SF 2062 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school… no floor vote recorded
SF 2303 filed as SF 2063 Providing for a review of undergraduate general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions and authorizing… no floor vote recorded
SF 2405 Trainings and curricula regarding specific defined concepts provided by public institutions of higher education and school districts no floor vote recorded
SF 2424 filed as SF 2095 Vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions… no floor vote recorded
SF 2428 Education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education; the discipline of students enrolled in… signed by governor

Declared against (14 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 168 Notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardians no floor vote recorded
HF 199 Repealing the education savings account program no floor vote recorded
HF 351 Removing psilocybin and psilocyn from the list of substances classified as schedule I controlled substances under Iowa’s uniform controlled… no floor vote recorded
HF 2085 The production and administration of psilocybin and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2206 The manufacture, delivery, and possession of marijuana, the licensure of retail marijuana, providing fees, including excise taxes,… no floor vote recorded
HJR 5 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to citizen initiatives to amend the… no floor vote recorded
SF 85 Creating a health equity program and fund, and providing an appropriation no floor vote recorded
SF 113 Children and students, including by modifying provisions related to a parent’s or guardian’s rights to make decisions affecting the… no floor vote recorded
SF 133 The provision of period products no floor vote recorded
SF 199 Repealing the education savings account program no floor vote recorded
SF 2057 The right to contraception no floor vote recorded
SF 2110 The natural organic reduction of human remains no floor vote recorded
SJR 1 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right to reproductive care no floor vote recorded
SJR 2003 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right to reproductive care no floor vote recorded