Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

SF 437 — A bill for an act relating to certain persons who leave legislative or executive branch service, including prohibiting certain employment, lobbying activities, and use of influence, and making penalties applicable.

Last action — Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Townsend.

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    9 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Townsend.

  2. Introduced, referred to State Government.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (9)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (141)

141 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 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
Shipley — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Breitbach — Not Voting
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

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Subjects

public-safety elections labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 437?
SF 437 is sponsored by Herman C. Quirmbach (Democrat), Janet Petersen (Democrat), Thomas Townsend (Democrat), CELSI, Cindy Winckler (Democrat), William A. Dotzler Jr. (Democrat), Molly Donahue (Democrat), Liz Bennett (Democrat), and Janice Weiner (Democrat).
What is the current status of SF 437?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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