Iowa HouseHF 2739
Relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and i ncluding effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions
Passed 53–40Crossed party lines
What it does: On the version voted Mar 24, 2026: Replaces the premium tax on health maintenance organizations with a new health care-related tax, transfers about $347 million from the taxpayer relief fund to the general fund, and adds $89 million to Medicaid for the fiscal year ending June 2026. (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 53 · No 40 · Not voting 7
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Republicans | 53 | 10 | 4 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 10 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bill GustoffR40No
- Bubba SorensenR23No
- David BlomR52No
- David YoungR28No
- Jennifer SmithR72No
- Judd LawlerR91No
- Mark CisnerosR96No
- Norlin MommsenR70No
- Ryan WeldonR41No
- Tom JenearyR3No
The full roll (100)
Yes 53
- Ann MeyerR8
- Austin HarrisR26
- Barb Kniff McCullaR37
- Blaine WatkinsR100
- Bob HendersonR2
- Bobby KaufmannR82
- Brent SiegristR19
- Brett BarkerR51
- Brian LohseR45
- Brooke BodenR21
- Carter NordmanR47
- Chad BehnR48
- Chad IngelsR68
- Charley ThomsonR58
- Christian HermansonR59
- Craig JohnsonR67
- Craig WilliamsR11
- Dan GehlbachR46
- David SieckR16
- 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
- John WillsR10
- Josh MeggersR54
- Mark ThompsonR56
- Matt RinkerR99
- Megan JonesR6
- Michael BerganR63
- Mike VondranR94
- Pat GrassleyR57
- Sam WengrynR24
- Samantha FettR22
- Shannon LathamR55
- Shannon LundgrenR65
- Skyler WheelerR4
- Steve BradleyR66
- Steven HoltR12
- Taylor CollinsR95
- Tom DetermannR69
- Tom MooreR18
- Travis SitzmannR13
- Wendy LarsonR7
- Former memberR
No 40
- Adam ZabnerD90
- Aime WichtendahlD80
- Amy NielsenD85
- Angel RamirezD78
- Austin BaethD36
- Bill GustoffR40
- Bob KressigD75
- Brian MeyerD29
- Bubba SorensenR23
- Dan GosaD81
- Dave JacobyD86
- David BlomR52
- David YoungR28
- Elinor LevinD89
- Elizabeth WilsonD73
- Eric GjerdeD74
- Heather MatsonD42
- J.D. ScholtenD1
- Jeff CoolingD77
- Jennifer KonfrstD32
- Jennifer SmithR72
- Josh TurekD20
- Judd LawlerR91
- Ken CrokenD97
- Kenan JudgeD27
- Larry McBurneyD44
- Lindsay JamesD71
- Mark CisnerosR96
- Mary MadisonD31
- Megan SrinivasD30
- Monica KurthD98
- Norlin MommsenR70
- Rick OlsonD39
- Rob JohnsonD34
- Ross WilburnD50
- Ryan WeldonR41
- Sean BagniewskiD35
- Timi Brown-PowersD61
- Tom JenearyR3
- Tracy EhlertD79
Not voting 7
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.