Vote Tallies
Tobacco Tax Incease (SF 128) - Senatve Vote
March 7, 2007
Increases the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1 and increases the tax on other tobacco products, including smokeless (snuff) tobacco.
SENATORS VOTING FOR (34): Appel, Beall, Black, Boettger, Bolkcom, Connolly, Courtney, Danielson, Dearden, Dotzler, Dvorsky, Fraise, Gaskill, Gronstal, Hatch, Heckroth, Hogg, Horn, Kibbie, Lundby, McCoy, Noble, Olive, Putney, Quirmbach, Ragan, Rielly, Schmitz, Schoenjahn, Seng, Stewart, Ward, Warnstadt, & Wood
SENATORS VOTING NO (14): Behn, Hahn, Hancock, Hartsuch, Houser, Johnson, Kettering, Kreiman, McKibben, McKinley, Seymour, Wieck, Zaun & Zieman
SENATORS NOT VOTING (2): Sen. Angelo & Mulder.
Yea: 34, Nay: 14, Not Voting: 2
Anti-Bullying School Policy (SF 61) - House Vote
February 16, 2007
Requires all schools adopt anti-bullying and anti-harrassment policies.
REPRESENTATIVES VOTING YES (62): Abdul-Samad, Bailey, Bell, Berry, Bukta, Clute, Cohoon, Dandekar, Davitt, Foege, Ford, Frevert, Gaskill, Gayman, Heddens, Hoffman, Hunter, Huser, Jacobs, Jacoby, Jochum, Kelley, Kressig, Kuhn, Lensing, Lykam, Mascher, McCarthy, Mertz, Miller, H., Miller, L., Murphy, Oldson, Olson D., Olson, R., Olson, T., Palmer, Petersen, Pettengill, Quirk, Raecker, Reasoner, Reichert, Schickel, Schueller, Shomshor, Smith, Staed, Swaim, Taylor, D., Taylor, T., Thomas, Tjepkes, Tomenga, Wendt, Wenthe, Wessel-Kroeschell, Whitaker, Whitead, Wiencek, Winckler, & Wise
REPRESENTATIVES VOTING NO (37): Alons, Anderson, Arnold, Baudler, Boal, Chambers, De Boef, Deyoe, Dolecheck, Drake, Forristall, Gipp, Granzow, Grassley, Greiner, Heaton, Horbach, Huseman, Kaufman, Lukan,May, Olson, S., Paulsen, Rants, Rasmussen, Rayhons, Roberts, Sands, Soderberg, Struyk, Tymeson, Upmeyer, Van Engelenhoven, Van Fossen, Watts, Windschitl, & Worthan
REPRESENTATIVES ABSENT/NOT VOTING (1): Zirkelbach (in Iraq)
Yea: 62, Nay: 37, Not Voting: 1
Stem Cell Research (SF 162) - Senate Vote
February 14, 2007
Lifts the ban on stem cell research.
SENATORS VOTING FOR (26): Black, Bolkcom, Connolly, Courtney, Danielson, Dvorsky, Fraise, Gronstal, Hatch, Hogg, Kreiman, McCoy, Olive, Quirmbach, Ragan, Stewart, Warnstadt, & Wood
SENATORS VOTING NO (24): Angelo, Behn, Boettger, Gaskill, Hahn, Hancock, Hartsuch, Heckroth, Houser, Johnson, Kettering, Lundby, McKibben, McKinley, Mulder, Noble, Putney, Schoenjahn, Seng, Seymour, Ward, Wieck, Zaun & Zieman
Yea: 26, Nay: 24, Not Voting: 0
Minimum Wage Increase (HF 1) - Senate Vote
February 3, 2007
Increases the minimum wage in Iowa from $5.15/hour to $6.20/hour on April 1, 2007 and to $7.25/hour on January 1, 2008.
SENATORS VOTING YES (40): Angelo, Appel, Beall, Black, Bolkcom, Connolly, Courtney, Danielson, Dearden, Dotzler, Dvorsky, Fraise, Gaskill, Gronstal, Hancock, Hatch, Heckroth, Hogg, Horn, Houser, Johnson, Kibbie, Kreiman, Lundby, McCoy, McKibben, Mulder, Noble, Olive, Quirmbach, Ragan, Rielly, Schmitz, Schoenjahn, Seng, Seymour, Stewart, Ward, Warnstadt, & Wood
SENATORS VOTING NO (8): Behn, Boettger, Hahn, Hartsuch, Kettering, McKinley, Zaun, & Zieman
SENATORS ABSENT/NOT VOTING (2): Putney & Wieck
Yea: 40, Nay: 8, Not Voting: 2
Anti-Bullying School Policy (SF 61) - House Vote
January 30, 2007
Requires all schools adopt anti-bullying and anti-harrassment policies.
SENATORS VOTING YES (36): Angelo, Appel, Beall, Black, Bolkcom, Connolly, Courtney, Danielson, Dearden, Dotzler, Dvorsky, Fraise, Gronstal, Hancock, Hatch, Heckroth, Hogg, Horn, Kibbie, Kreiman, Lundby, McCoy, McKibben, Olive, Putney, Quirmbach, Ragan, Rielly, Schmitz, Schoenjahn, Seng, Stewart, Ward, Warnstadt, Wood, & Zaun
SENATORS VOTING NO (14): Behn, Boettger, Gaskill, Hahn, Hartsuch, Houser, Johnson, Kettering, McKinley, Mulder, Noble, Seymour, Wieck, & Zieman
Yea: 0, No: 0, Not Voting: 0
Minimum Wage Increase (HF 1) - Senate Vote
January 23, 2007
Increases the minimum wage in Iowa from $5.15/hour to $6.20/hour on April 1, 2007 and to $7.25/hour on January 1, 2008.
REPRESENTATIVES VOTING YES (79): Abdul-Samad, Anderson, Arnold, Bailey, Baudler, Bell, Berry, Bukta, Cohoon, Dandekar, Davitt, Deyoe, Dolecheck, Drake, Foege, Ford, Frevert, Gaskill, Gayman, Gipp, Granzow, Heddens, Hoffman, Hunter, Huseman, Huser, Jacobs, Jacoby, Jochum, Kaufmann, Kelley, Kressig, Kuhn, Lensing, Lukan, Lykam, Mascher, May, McCarthy, Mertz, H. Miller, L. Miller, Murphy, Oldson, D. Olson, R. Olson, S. Olson, T. Olson, Palmer, Paulsen, Petersen, Pettengill, Quirk, Raecker, Rants, Reasoner, Reichert, Roberts, Schickel, Schueller, Shomshor, Smith, Staed, Struyk, Swaim, D. Taylor, T. Taylor, Thomas, Tjepkes, Tomenga, Upmeyer, Wendt, Wenthe, Wessel-Kroeschell, Whitaker, Whitead, Wiencek, Winckler, Wise
REPRESENTATIVES VOTING NO (19): Alons, Boal, Chambers, Clute, De Boef, Forristall, Grassley, Greiner, Horbach, Rasmussen, Rayhons, Sands, Soderberg, Tymeson, Van Engelenhoven, Van Fossen, Watts, Windschitl, & Worthan
REPRESENTATIVES ABSENT/NOT VOTING (2): Heaton & Zirkelbach (Rep. ZIrkelbach is serving in the Nation Guard in Iraq)
Yea: 79, Nay: 19, Not Voting: 2