Legislators › Senate

Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr.

Democrat · Senate District 31 · Black Hawk

In office since 1997 · 15 General Assemblies

Get their floor votes and new bills they sponsor. Votes against their party come right away.

bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile

Bills sponsored · 82

  • SR 111 Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Northern IowaAdopted
  • SF 2360 Relating to partial payments of property taxes and including applicability provisionsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2350 Relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers, and providing penaltiesDied when the session ended
  • SF 2272 Providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplaceDied when the session ended
  • SF 2267 Relating to clean water projects and programs by requiring agencies to publish data regarding progress in meet…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2266 Relating to clean water monitoring by requiring agencies to publish disaggregated data, including data associa…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2260 Providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operationsDied when the session ended
  • SJR 2009 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to corporate participation in the pol…Did not pass
  • SF 2249 Relating to customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2245 Relating to audits of governmental subdivisions by the state auditor concerning suspected embezzlement, theft,…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2244 Relating to the education savings account program, including the establishment and requirements of qualified n…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2243 Relating to the operation of state government, including the commencement of audits, information made availabl…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2241 Relating to charter school requirements, including reporting requirements, governance standards, financial acc…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2239 Relating to a family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2225 Relating to property law, including rental properties, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, and a…Died when the session ended
  • SJR 2005 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of all youths of this st…Did not pass
  • SF 2048 Relating to insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage for annual lung cancer screenings for at-risk individualsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2047 Relating to insurance coverage for prescription insulin drugsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2046 Relating to wage payment collection issues arising between employers and employees, providing penalties and re…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2045 Increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the …Died when the session ended
  • SR 101 Honoring Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Staff Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and their familiesAdopted
  • SJR 2003 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right to reproductive careDid not pass
  • SF 561 Allowing the use of ranked choice and instant runoff voting in local government elections in this stateDied when the session ended
  • SF 560 Relating to participation in the electronic registration information centerDied when the session ended
  • SF 505 Codifying a firsthome program administered by the Iowa finance authorityDied when the session ended
  • SF 485 Establishing requirements related to nonpublic schools that receive tuition payments from parents or guardians…Died when the session ended
  • SF 456 Relating to the choice of doctor to treat injured employees under workers’ compensation laws and including eff…Died when the session ended
  • SF 455 Requiring certain weekly workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime a…Died when the session ended
  • SF 454 Relating to standards for determination of loss or permanent impairment for purposes of permanent partial disa…Died when the session ended
  • SF 452 Relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment…Died when the session ended
  • SF 440 Imposing fines for hazardous conditions caused by a person having control over a hazardous substance, providin…Died when the session ended
  • SF 439 Allowing cities to certify taxes for a general fund levy for librariesDied when the session ended
  • SF 438 Relating to the establishment of a 988 emergency service fund, making an appropriation, and including effectiv…Died when the session ended
  • SF 437 Relating to certain persons who leave legislative or executive branch service, including prohibiting certain e…Died when the session ended
  • SF 436 Removing the maximum annual amount of real estate transfer tax receipts that may be transferred into the housi…Died when the session ended
  • SF 435 Relating to surface water quality by requiring the establishment and maintenance of riparian protection measur…Died when the session ended
  • SJR 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to citizen initiatives to amend the C…Did not pass
  • SF 434 Relating to the creation of a child care solutions fund, and making an appropriationDied when the session ended
  • SF 420 Relating to Native American mascots in schoolsDied when the session ended
  • SF 417 Relating to insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage for annual lung cancer screenings for at-risk individualsDied when the session ended

Amendments filed · 5

0 adopted of 5 voted on (0%). Includes amendments they co-signed. Newest first.

  • S-5262 to SF 2508 · filed October 2, 2026 by MOLLY DONAHUE, JANICE WEINER, MIKE ZIMMER, RENEE HARDMAN
    Page 2, after line 9 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 15.494, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . h. The eligible business must remain neutral in any organizing…
    Failed
    October 2, 2026
  • S-5261 to SF 2508 · filed October 2, 2026 by THOMAS TOWNSEND, WILLIAM A. DOTZLER, JR., TONY BISIGNANO, CATELIN DREY
    Page 1, after line 4 by inserting: “NEW SUBSECTION . 22A. “Project labor agreement” means a comprehensive pre-hire collective bargaining agreement that is negotiated between an eligible business and an appropriate labor… (2 changes)
    Failed
    October 2, 2026
  • S-5008 to SR 105 · filed February 10, 2026 by WILLIAM A. DOTZLER, JR.
    Page 2, by striking lines 2 through 11 and inserting: “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That Rule 39, subsections 11 and 13, of the Senate rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly, as adopted during the 2025… (3 changes)
    Failed
    February 10, 2026
  • S-3054 to SF 615 · filed March 25, 2025 by JANET PETERSEN, IZAAH KNOX, MATT BLAKE, ZACH WAHLS
    Page 2, by striking lines 14 through 24.
    Failed
    March 25, 2025
  • S-3002 to SF 167 · filed February 11, 2025 by CINDY WINCKLER, HERMAN C. QUIRMBACH, MIKE ZIMMER, MOLLY DONAHUE
    Page 1, line 9, by striking “two” and inserting “five” (5 changes)
    Failed
    February 11, 2025