Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HF 292 — A bill for an act relating to persons eligible for special registration plates with a veteran processed emblem.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands eligibility for special registration plates with a veteran emblem to include all service members of the reserve forces of the U.S. or Iowa National Guard, regardless of service duration or activation status.

  • Section 321.34

    who served in the armed forces of the United States → who served in the armed forces or reserve forces of the United States or the Iowa national guard

    It allows individuals who served in the reserve forces or Iowa National Guard to qualify for veteran plates.

  • Section 321.34

    regardless of the number of years of service, and was discharged under honorable conditions → regardless of the number of years of service, and who were discharged under honorable conditions

    It clarifies that the honorable discharge condition applies to reserve forces members as well.

Action History

  1. Withdrawn.

  2. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 779.

  3. Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.

  4. Committee report, recommending passage.

  5. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  6. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 12:00PM House Lounge 2.

  7. Subcommittee: Gerhold, Gaines and Hermanson.

  8. Introduced, referred to Veterans Affairs.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 36 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 90 Yea · 4 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43102
Republican 34101
Democrat 14203
Total 91406
% of votes cast 90%4%0%6%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Bohannan — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Cohoon — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Landon — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Speaker — Yea
Mascher — Nay
Steckman — Not Voting
Wolfe — Not Voting
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Nay
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Not Voting
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Nay
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Not Voting
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Mark I. Thompson Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall amendment H-1030 be adopted?

Failed 36 Yea · 58 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 182602
Democrat 16003
Republican 23301
Total 365906
% of votes cast 36%58%0%6%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bohannan — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Cohoon — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Mascher — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Bacon — Nay
Baxter — Nay
Best — Nay
Brink — Nay
Bush — Nay
Deyoe — Nay
Dolecheck — Nay
Fry — Nay
Gobble — Nay
Graber — Nay
Gustafson — Nay
Hein — Nay
Hite — Nay
Jacobsen — Nay
Kerr — Nay
Klein — Nay
Landon — Nay
Maxwell — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Osmundson — Nay
Paustian — Nay
Sexton — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Thorup — Nay
Worthan — Nay
Speaker — Nay
Steckman — Not Voting
Wolfe — Not Voting
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Not Voting
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Nay
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Nay
Brent Siegrist Republican Nay
Brian K. Lohse Republican Nay
Brooke Boden Republican Nay
Carter F. Nordman Republican Nay
Chad Ingels Republican Nay
Charlie McClintock Republican Nay
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Nay
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Not Voting
Dean Fisher Republican Nay
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Nay
Eddie Andrews Republican Nay
Gary M. Mohr Republican Nay
Henry Stone Republican Nay
Jacob Bossman Republican Nay
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Nay
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Nay
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Mark I. Thompson Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Nay
Megan Jones Republican Nay
Michael R. Bergan Republican Nay
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Nay
Pat Grassley Republican Nay
Ray Sorensen Republican Nay
Sandy Salmon Republican Nay
Shannon Latham Republican Nay
Shannon Lundgren Republican Nay
Skyler Wheeler Republican Nay
Steven C. Holt Republican Nay
Thomas Gerhold Republican Nay
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Nay
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Unaffiliated 26001
Democrat 5000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Shipley — Not Voting
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Breitbach — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Greene — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kapucian — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Miller-Meeks — Yea
Nunn — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Segebart — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54001
Democrat 18000
Republican 26001
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Bearinger — Yea
Best — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Brink — Yea
Derry — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Gaskill — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Fry — Yea
Carlson — Yea
Cohoon — Yea
Gassman — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hagenow — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hanusa — Yea
Heddens — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hinson — Yea
Hite — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huseman — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kacena — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Landon — Yea
Lensing — Yea
Mascher — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
McKean — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Ourth — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Not Voting
Thorup — Yea
Upmeyer — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Heather Matson Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Mark I. Thompson Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Not Voting
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 292?
HF 292 is sponsored by Matthew Rinker (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 292?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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