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Sen. Liz Bennett

Democrat · Senate District 39 · Linn

In office since 2015 · 6 General Assemblies

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liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1570
floor votes cast
11%
of votes missed (187)
96%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 57 times
336 of 347
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

46 of their 57 breaks with their party came on bipartisan votes, where most of both parties voted the same way, so they don’t count against the party-line record.

Votes most like

How often they voted the same way (yes or no) as each Senate colleague in the 2026 session. How it’s worked out

Closest across the aisle: Charlie McClintock (R), 76%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Sen. Liz Bennett’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 67 organizations registered on those bills.

Most often

Each legislator’s last floor vote on a bill is compared with the side the organization registered on it (its latest declaration; undecided doesn’t count). Only contested votes count, where at least a tenth of the chamber voted the other way, since most bills pass nearly unanimously. A vote on an amended bill may not be the version that was lobbied. Organizations with fewer than 3 such votes aren’t listed. Lining up with a group doesn’t mean it swayed the vote.

Recent votes

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Votes against their party

  • SF 639 A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. (For…
    May 2, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2542 A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666 .) Effe…
    May 2, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2757 A bill for an act relating to nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax e…
    April 30, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2757 A bill for an act relating to nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax e…
    April 28, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 378 A bill for an act relating to speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain excess…
    April 22, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–13 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2187 A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who …
    April 21, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2591 A bill for an act relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligi…
    April 14, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2426 A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial dr…
    April 8, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2253 A bill for an act relating to terminology involving a pregnant female. (Formerly HSB 501 .) Effectiv…
    April 1, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 766 A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly …
    March 23, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–12 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2187 A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who …
    February 25, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2207 A bill for an act relating to the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state depar…
    February 23, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 1–15 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2096 A bill for an act relating to foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual ch…
    February 10, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–8 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 975 A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority and th…
    May 12, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 530 A bill for an act authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, …
    April 29, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 513 A bill for an act prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for…
    March 19, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 491 A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and ma…
    March 17, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 469 A bill for an act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medic…
    March 17, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 7–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2013 A bill for an act relating to nursing home administrator provisional licenses. Effective date: 07/01…
    April 17, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2185 A bill for an act relating to personal information of the previous owner of a motor vehicle. (Former…
    March 25, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–8 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2015 A bill for an act relating to special landowner deer hunting licenses. Effective date: 07/01/2024.
    March 19, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2485 A bill for an act relating to regulation of watercraft and equipment on public lakes by common inter…
    February 27, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2331 A bill for an act relating to publication requirements for official publications, and including effe…
    February 21, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–9 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 219 A bill for an act relating to educational requirements for a permit to perform tattooing. Effective …
    May 4, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 577 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund an…
    May 3, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 425 A bill for an act relating to the release of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe have…
    April 24, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–2 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 546 A bill for an act relating to the publication of certain public notices by designated public entitie…
    April 20, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 461 A bill for an act relating to boiler inspections. (Formerly HSB 150 .) Effective date: 07/01/2023.
    April 19, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 317 A bill for an act relating to taking certain animals that are deemed a nuisance. (Formerly HF 118 .)…
    April 17, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–2 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 411 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of energy sources by counties and cities.(Formerly SSB …
    March 6, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 345 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of certain tobacco products, providing penalties, and i…
    March 6, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2165 A bill for an act modifying provisions relating to eligibility for scholarships under the future rea…
    May 24, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–12 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2128 A bill for an act relating to renewable fuels, including ethanol blended gasoline and biodiesel blen…
    April 26, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 28–9 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2331 A bill for an act establishing daylight saving time as the official time in this state throughout th…
    March 7, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 32–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2472 A bill for an act relating to tampering with witnesses or jurors, and providing penalties. (Formerly…
    March 2, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 19–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2340 A bill for an act relating to public safety nuisances concerning licensed premises where alcoholic b…
    February 28, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 21–16 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2220 A bill for an act relating to antisemitism in the state of Iowa. (Formerly HSB 538 .) Effective date…
    February 23, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 8–31 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 902 A bill for an act relating to COVID-19 vaccination requirements by employers and unemployment insura…
    October 28, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 12–26 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 391 A bill for an act relating to controlled substances and precursor substances, including amending the…
    April 27, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 37–1 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 517 A bill for an act relating to the provision of academic credit, including social studies coursework,…
    April 7, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 30–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 780 A bill for an act requiring the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to…
    March 25, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–15 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 728 A bill for an act relating to noncompliance with rules adopted by a county sanitarian regarding sept…
    March 23, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 24–13 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 419 A bill for an act allowing counties to collect a fee for the issuance and renewal of driver’s licens…
    March 23, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 31–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 730 A bill for an act relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the rental of vehicles and ma…
    March 9, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 22–15 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 685 A bill for an act relating to requirements for licensees under the purview of the dental board relat…
    March 8, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 36–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 558 A bill for an act establishing a minimum age and training requirements for attendants who control am…
    February 23, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 20–17 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 522 A bill for an act providing that a qualified confinement feeding operation may utilize an anaerobic …
    February 23, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 19–18 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 513 A bill for an act relating to pari-mutuel wagering on horse or dog races licensed in a foreign juris…
    February 23, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 27–10 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 309 A bill for an act restricting public agency disclosure of and access to certain personal information…
    February 23, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 28–9 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 532 A bill for an act establishing a qualified instruction funding supplement for the school budget year…
    February 18, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 14–25 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 391 A bill for an act relating to controlled substances and precursor substances, including amending the…
    February 10, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 35–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2372 A bill for an act regarding driver’s licenses, including the exemption of certain farmers and hired …
    June 12, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 25–20 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2268 A bill for an act establishing the minimum age relative to various activities relating to tobacco, t…
    June 11, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 32–13 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2310 A bill for an act relating to educational instructional requirements and funding flexibility and inc…
    June 10, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 40–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2360 A bill for an act relating to classroom management and related practitioner preparation procedures f…
    June 10, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 43–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2196 A bill for an act extending the repeal date of the Iowa cell siting Act and including effective date…
    March 5, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 31–13 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2372 A bill for an act regarding driver’s licenses, including the exemption of certain farmers and hired …
    March 3, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 26–19 · Roll call
    No