HF 558 — A bill for an act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties.
Last action — Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
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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 February 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes 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
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Helena Hayes · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 36 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Helena Hayes Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 18 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 35% | 53% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Celsi | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Trone | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Nay |
| Cournoyer | — | Nay |
| Edler | — | Nay |
| Goodwin | — | Nay |
| Shipley | — | Nay |
| Whiting | — | Nay |
| Zaun | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Carlin | — | Not Voting |
| Hogg | — | Not Voting |
| Nunn | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Nay |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Nay |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Nay |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Nay |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Nay |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 29 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 31% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Goodwin | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Whiting | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Bolkcom | — | Nay |
| Boulton | — | Nay |
| Celsi | — | Nay |
| Giddens | — | Nay |
| Jochum | — | Nay |
| Lykam | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| Ragan | — | Nay |
| Trone | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 76 | 17 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 17% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Brink | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Gobble | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Thorup | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Hite | — | Yea |
| Abdul-Samad | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bohannan | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Nay |
| Cahill | — | Not Voting |
| Fry | — | Not Voting |
| Landon | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HF 558?
- HF 558 is sponsored by Helena Hayes (Republican).
- What is the current status of HF 558?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HF 558?
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