A bill for an act relating to captioning requirements for motion picture theaters.
Do you support it?
Want to know if it passes?
We'll email you when SF 2271 moves — a committee vote, a floor vote, or a signature. Nothing else.
Free forever · unsubscribe in one click.
Your answer was recorded either way.
Which district are you in?
Your ZIP is all we need to match you to your own representatives — so we can tell you how they voted on SF 2271.
You're tracking SF 2271
We'll email you the moment it moves.
SF 2271 — A bill for an act relating to captioning requirements for motion picture theaters.
Last action — Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Townsend.
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
-
✓Introduced
-
2In Committee
-
3Passed Senate
-
4Passed House
-
5To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
LowHow often bills like it became law.
-
In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
-
3 sponsors
3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
-
Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
-
Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
-
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Townsend.
-
Introduced, referred to State Government.
Sponsors
- Sandy Salmon · Primary
- Molly Donahue · Primary
- Art Staed · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Sandy Salmon Republican
- Molly Donahue Democrat
- Art Staed Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Breitbach | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Celsi | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Feenstra | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Greene | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Kapucian | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Miller-Meeks | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Segebart | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Yea |
| Whiting | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baltimore | — | Not Voting |
| Baudler | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Bearinger | — | Not Voting |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hagenow | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Yea |
| Heartsill | — | Yea |
| Heaton | — | Yea |
| Heddens | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Highfill | — | Yea |
| Hinson | — | Yea |
| Holz | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Koester | — | Yea |
| Landon | — | Yea |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Not Voting |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Pettengill | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Yea |
| Rizer | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sheets | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Yea |
| Watts | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, H. | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Cownie | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Yea |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 4% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Bertrand | — | Yea |
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Bowman | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Breitbach | — | Yea |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Chelgren | — | Yea |
| Greene | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kapucian | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Nay |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Segebart | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Dix | — | Yea |
| Johnson, D. | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Danielson | — | Nay |
| Dvorsky | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Feenstra | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | 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 |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SF 2271?
- SF 2271 is sponsored by Sandy Salmon (Republican), Molly Donahue (Democrat), and Art Staed (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SF 2271?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SF 2271?
- Track SF 2271 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on SF 2271
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of SF 2271
Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →