HF 730 — A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to establish a special education weighting work group.
Last action — Subcommittee recommends passage.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Prognosis
Advancing
46% · moderate confidence
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
LowHow often bills like it became law.
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Subcommittee recommends passage.
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Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2025 8:00AM RM 103.
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Subcommittee: Weldon, Ingels and Matson.
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Introduced, referred to Education.
Sponsors
- Eric J. Gjerde · Primary
- Monica Kurth · Primary
- Mary Lee Madison · Primary
- Elinor A. Levin · Primary
- Tracy A. Ehlert · Primary
- Heather Matson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (6)
- Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Voted No
- Monica Kurth Democrat
- Mary Lee Madison Democrat
- Elinor A. Levin Democrat Voted No
- Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Voted No
- Heather Matson Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"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
Passed
84 Yea
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6 Nay
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10 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 86 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 6% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Jr. | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Buck | — | Yea |
| Cahill | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Stoltenberg | — | Yea |
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Nay |
| Steckman | — | Nay |
| Gustafson | — | Not Voting |
| Kniff | — | Not Voting |
| Scheetz | — | Not Voting |
| Sexton | — | Not Voting |
| Shipley | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Adam Zabner | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Austin Baeth | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Dr. Megan L. Srinivas | Democrat | Yea |
| Elinor A. Levin | Democrat | Nay |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Matson | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Scholten | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jeff Cooling | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Jerome Amos Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Josh Turek | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Croken | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Lee Madison | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Bagniewski | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Austin Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Kniff McCulla | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Gustoff | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Henderson | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Charley Thomson | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Golding | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Gehlbach | Republican | Yea |
| David E. Young | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Wulf | Republican | Yea |
| Devon Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Hans C. Wilz | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Hora | Republican | Yea |
| Helena Hayes | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Meggers | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rinker | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Vondran | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor R. Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Determann | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Dieken | Republican | Yea |
Passed
78 Yea
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15 Nay
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7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 78 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 15% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Best | — | 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 |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Landon | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Hite | — | Yea |
| Abdul-Samad | — | Nay |
| Bohannan | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Nay |
| Mascher | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Nay |
| Osmundson | — | Not Voting |
| Thorup | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Nay |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HF 730?
- HF 730 is sponsored by Eric J. Gjerde (Democrat), Monica Kurth (Democrat), Mary Lee Madison (Democrat), Elinor A. Levin (Democrat), Tracy A. Ehlert (Democrat), and Heather Matson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HF 730?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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