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

HF 2127 — A bill for an act relating to parent, legal guardian, and legal custodian attendance in court-ordered classes due to the actions of the parent’s, legal guardian’s, or legal custodian’s child, and providing penalties.

Last action — Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

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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 January 21, 2026. 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

    2 passed, 4 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 62 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 29 Yea · 16 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71103
Republican 22101
Democrat 0501
Total 291705
% of votes cast 57%33%0%10%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Goodwin — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Bolkcom — Nay
Boulton — Nay
Celsi — Nay
Giddens — Nay
Jochum — Nay
Kinney — Nay
Lykam — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Ragan — Nay
Trone — Nay
Carlin — Not Voting
Hogg — Not Voting
Nunn — Not Voting
Taylor, T. — Nay
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Nay
Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
Tony Bisignano Democrat Not Voting
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Not Voting
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

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Failed 41 Yea · 58 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 192401
Democrat 19000
Republican 33400
Total 415801
% of votes cast 41%58%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bohannan — 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
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Wolfe — 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
Maxwell — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Osmundson — Nay
Paustian — Nay
Sexton — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Thorup — Nay
Worthan — Nay
Klein — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Nay
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
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 Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Nay
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Nay
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
Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Nay
Megan Jones Republican Nay
Michael R. Bergan Republican Nay
Mike Bousselot 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 →

Failed 40 Yea · 58 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 192401
Democrat 19000
Republican 23401
Total 405802
% of votes cast 40%58%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bohannan — 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
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Wolfe — 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
Maxwell — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Osmundson — Nay
Paustian — Nay
Sexton — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Thorup — Nay
Worthan — Nay
Klein — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Nay
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
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 Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
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 Nay
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
Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Nay
Megan Jones Republican Not Voting
Michael R. Bergan Republican Nay
Mike Bousselot 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 →

Failed 40 Yea · 58 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 192401
Democrat 19000
Republican 23401
Total 405802
% of votes cast 40%58%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bohannan — 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
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Wolfe — 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
Maxwell — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Osmundson — Nay
Paustian — Nay
Sexton — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Thorup — Nay
Worthan — Nay
Klein — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Nay
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
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 Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
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 Nay
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
Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Nay
Megan Jones Republican Not Voting
Michael R. Bergan Republican Nay
Mike Bousselot 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 →

Failed 41 Yea · 58 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 192401
Democrat 19000
Republican 33400
Total 415801
% of votes cast 41%58%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bohannan — 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
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Wolfe — 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
Maxwell — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Osmundson — Nay
Paustian — Nay
Sexton — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Thorup — Nay
Worthan — Nay
Klein — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Nay
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
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 Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
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 Nay
Dean Fisher Republican Nay
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Nay
Eddie Andrews Republican Nay
Gary M. Mohr Republican Nay
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Nay
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Nay
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Nay
Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Nay
Megan Jones Republican Nay
Michael R. Bergan Republican Nay
Mike Bousselot 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

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 61 Yea · 37 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 34300
Unaffiliated 271502
Democrat 01900
Total 613702
% of votes cast 61%37%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Cahill — Nay
Cohoon — Nay
Forbes — Nay
Hunter — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Mascher — Nay
McConkey — Nay
Oldson — Nay
Prichard — Nay
Running-Marquardt — Nay
Steckman — Nay
Thede — Nay
Wolfe — Nay
Bohannan — Not Voting
Klein — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
Art Staed Democrat Nay
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
David Jacoby Democrat Nay
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Nay
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
Kenan Judge Democrat Nay
Lindsay James Democrat Nay
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
Rick L. Olson Democrat Nay
Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Nay
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Nay
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 Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Nay
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 Nay
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot 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 2127?
HF 2127 is sponsored by Megan Jones (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 2127?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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