Iowa HouseSF 418
Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory
Passed 60–36Party-line
What it does: Defines sex in state law as male or female at birth, requires birth certificates and certain state data to record sex that way, and removes gender identity as a protected category from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Shall the bill pass?
The tally
Yes 60 · No 36 · Not voting 3
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Republicans | 60 | 5 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Austin HarrisR26No
- Brian LohseR45No
- David SieckR16No
- Michael BerganR63No
- Norlin MommsenR70No
The full roll (99)
Yes 60
- Ann MeyerR8
- Barb Kniff McCullaR37
- Bill GustoffR40
- Bob HendersonR2
- Bobby KaufmannR82
- Brent SiegristR19
- Brett BarkerR51
- Brooke BodenR21
- Bubba SorensenR23
- Carter NordmanR47
- Chad BehnR48
- Charley ThomsonR58
- Christian HermansonR59
- Cindy GoldingR83
- Craig JohnsonR67
- Craig WilliamsR11
- Dan GehlbachR46
- David BlomR52
- David YoungR28
- Dean FisherR53
- Derek WulfR76
- Devon WoodR17
- Eddie AndrewsR43
- Gary MohrR93
- Hans WilzR25
- Heather HoraR92
- Helena HayesR88
- Henry StoneR9
- Jacob BossmanR14
- Jane BloomingdaleR60
- Jason GearhartR64
- Jeff ShipleyR87
- Jennifer SmithR72
- John WillsR10
- Josh MeggersR54
- Judd LawlerR91
- Mark CisnerosR96
- Mark ThompsonR56
- Matt RinkerR99
- Matt WindschitlR15
- Megan JonesR6
- Mike VondranR94
- Pat GrassleyR57
- Ryan WeldonR41
- Sam WengrynR24
- Samantha FettR22
- Shannon LathamR55
- Shannon LundgrenR65
- Skyler WheelerR4
- Steve BradleyR66
- Steven HoltR12
- Taylor CollinsR95
- Tom DetermannR69
- Tom GerholdR84
- Tom JenearyR3
- Tom MooreR18
- Travis SitzmannR13
- Zach DiekenR5
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 36
- Adam ZabnerD90
- Aime WichtendahlD80
- Amy NielsenD85
- Austin BaethD36
- Austin HarrisR26
- Beth Wessel-KroeschellD49
- Bob KressigD75
- Brian LohseR45
- Brian MeyerD29
- Dan GosaD81
- Dave JacobyD86
- David SieckR16
- Elinor LevinD89
- Elizabeth WilsonD73
- Eric GjerdeD74
- Heather MatsonD42
- Jeff CoolingD77
- Jennifer KonfrstD32
- Jerome AmosD62
- Josh TurekD20
- Ken CrokenD97
- Kenan JudgeD27
- Larry McBurneyD44
- Lindsay JamesD71
- Mary MadisonD31
- Megan SrinivasD30
- Michael BerganR63
- Monica KurthD98
- Norlin MommsenR70
- Rick OlsonD39
- Rob JohnsonD34
- Ross WilburnD50
- Ruth Ann GainesD33
- Sean BagniewskiD35
- Tracy EhlertD79
- Former memberD
Not voting 3
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.