Janice Weiner

Voted against House File 2694, which bars the governor from closing or placing any requirement on places of worship. The Iowa Senate passed it 31-14, and it became law.

May 3, 2026

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Voted against House File 2788, which adds rules for abortion drugs, including an in-person exam and signed consent. The Iowa Senate passed it 30-11, and it became law.

May 3, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 2284, a bill to set new limits on automatic license plate readers. The Iowa Senate passed it 31-9, but the two chambers never agreed on the same text, so it did not become law.

April 30, 2026

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Voted against House File 2230, which changes how Iowa trains and licenses teachers from July 2027. The Iowa Senate passed it 28-15, and it became law.

April 30, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 2422, which tightens eligibility rules for food assistance and Medicaid. The Iowa Senate passed it 27-16, and it became law.

April 30, 2026

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Voted against House File 2711, which removes affirmative action from Iowa law. The Iowa Senate passed it 31-15, and it became law.

April 29, 2026

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Voted against House File 2724, which creates new teaching endorsements in fine arts, mathematics and science. The Iowa Senate passed it 30-16, and it became law.

April 27, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 378, which raises Iowa's default speed limit from 55 to 60 miles per hour. The Iowa Senate passed it 28-16, and it became law.

April 22, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 473, which bars the state from ruling out foster parents over their beliefs about sexual orientation or gender identity. The Iowa Senate passed it 28-16, and it became law.

April 21, 2026

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Voted against House File 2501, which makes several changes to how Iowa runs elections, including cancelling registrations with matching records. The Iowa Senate passed it 31-16, and it became law.

April 15, 2026

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Voted against House File 2670, which rewrites parts of what Iowa schools must teach, dropping the multicultural and gender-fair approach. The Iowa Senate passed it 30-17, and it became law.

April 14, 2026

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Voted against House File 2539, which repeals several higher education programs, including minority educator vouchers. The Iowa Senate passed it 30-17, and it became law.

April 14, 2026

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Voted against House File 2329, which raises the interest that licensed lenders may charge on regulated loans. The Iowa Senate passed it 34-11, and it became law.

April 7, 2026

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Voted against House File 2296, which bans cities and counties from issuing their own identification cards. The Iowa Senate passed it 31-14, and it became law.

April 7, 2026

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Voted against House File 2527, which shields farms, fuel makers and other businesses from climate change lawsuits. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-13, and it became law.

March 24, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 2444, a bill to exempt cigar bars from Iowa's indoor smoking ban. The Iowa Senate passed it 27-18, but the full House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 9, 2026

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Voted against House File 571, which creates the Medical Ethics Defense Act, letting providers refuse care that goes against their conscience. The Iowa Senate passed it 30-16, and it became law.

March 9, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 579, which stops cities and counties from passing civil rights laws broader than state law. The Iowa Senate passed it 29-16, and it became law.

March 9, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 2442, a bill to bar counties from restricting housing of up to 12 units outside city limits. The Iowa Senate passed it 28-16, but the full House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 3, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 2274, a bill to repeal Iowa's ban on selling devices that make a gun fire faster. The Iowa Senate passed it 28-16, but the full House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

February 26, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 2203, a bill to check every registered voter's citizenship against a federal database. The Iowa Senate passed it 34-13, but the full House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

February 25, 2026

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Voted against Senate File 2263, a bill to let people keep guns in their vehicles in public parking lots. The Iowa Senate passed it 35-12, but the two chambers never agreed on the same text, so it did not become law.

February 24, 2026

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Voted against House File 767, which changes the private sector drug testing law in employers' favor. The Iowa Senate passed it 31-14, and it became law.

May 14, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 615, which requires most adults on Medicaid expansion to work 80 hours a month to keep coverage. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-13, and it became law.

May 13, 2025

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Voted against House File 856, which bars governments and public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The Iowa Senate passed it 34-16, and it became law.

May 9, 2025

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Voted against House File 299, which makes schools and child care centers tell parents about legal vaccine exemptions. The Iowa Senate passed it 32-16, and it became law.

April 29, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 175, which adds fetal development lessons, including an ultrasound video, in grades five and six. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-16, and it became law.

April 28, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 383, which regulates pharmacy benefit managers, setting a floor on what they pay Iowa pharmacies. The Iowa Senate passed it 36-14, and it became law.

April 28, 2025

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Voted against House File 398, which shifts power over Iowa's prisons from the Board of Corrections to the department's director. The Iowa Senate passed it 32-15, and it became law.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against House File 295, which bars an accrediting agency from punishing an Iowa public college for following state law. The Iowa Senate passed it 32-15, and it became law.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against House File 706, which raises the fines for officials who break Iowa's open meetings law. The Iowa Senate passed it 34-13, and it became law.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against House File 437, which creates a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. The Iowa Senate passed it 32-15, and it became law.

April 15, 2025

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Voted against House File 516, which requires 80 percent of University of Iowa medical and dental students to be Iowans. The Iowa Senate passed it 34-11, and it became law.

April 14, 2025

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Voted against House File 928, which limits election recounts to very close margins and rewrites how contests are run. The Iowa Senate passed it 31-14, and it became law.

April 14, 2025

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Voted against House File 785, which lets United States citizens from outside Iowa sit on charter school boards. The Iowa Senate passed it 32-15, and it became law.

April 9, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 304, which takes away a minor's ability to get a sexually transmitted infection vaccine without a parent's consent. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-14, and it became law.

April 7, 2025

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Voted against House File 924, which lowers the minimum age for a permit to carry a handgun from 21 to 18. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-14, and it became law.

April 7, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 180, a bill to let people refuse emergency-use vaccines or drugs for reasons of conscience. The Iowa Senate passed it 32-15, but the full House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 26, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 394, a bill to shield pesticide makers from failure-to-warn lawsuits when the label was federally approved. The Iowa Senate passed it 26-21, but the full House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 26, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 603, which reorganizes the state workforce agency and bars cities from setting pay rules for contractors. The Iowa Senate passed the final version 32-15, and it became law.

March 19, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 472, which tightens the rule that public employee unions must win a new election before each contract ends. The Iowa Senate passed it 32-15, and it became law.

March 10, 2025

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Voted against Senate File 418, which defines sex by a person's body at birth and removes gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The Iowa Senate passed it 33-15, and it became law.

February 27, 2025

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Was chosen by fellow Iowa Senate Democrats to serve as Senate Minority Leader for the 2025 legislative session.

January 9, 2025

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