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Sen. Lynn Evans

Republican · Senate District 3 · Cherokee

In office since 2023 · 2 General Assemblies · Assistant Majority Leader · Chair, Education · Chair, Ethics

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lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile

Bills sponsored · 54

  • SF 2474 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the …Signed by Governor
  • SF 2413 Relating to social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades seven and eight, and including …Died when the session ended
  • SF 2404 Requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specifie…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2390 Establishing the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program within the department…Renumbered as SF 2474
  • SJR 2012 Supporting devolution of power from the United States department of education to the statesDid not pass
  • SF 2351 Relating to the open enrollment of pupils who are truant or chronically absent, and including applicability pr…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2347 Relating to city emergency medical services property tax leviesDied when the session ended
  • SJR 2008 Supporting devolution of power from the United States department of education to the statesDid not pass
  • SF 2181 Requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specifie…Renumbered as SF 2404
  • SF 2160 Relating to the ability of persons to examine the public records of school districtsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2144 Relating to school district general fund flexibility accounts by expanding eligible funding sources and modify…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2130 Relating to voter registration forms at locations of hunting, fishing, and trapping license agentsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2121 Relating to social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades seven through twelve, and inclu…Renumbered as SF 2413
  • SF 2119 Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutionsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2116 Relating to open enrollment, including by modifying provisions related to the open enrollment of pupils who ar…Renumbered as SF 2351
  • SF 2099 Relating to animal torture, and providing penaltiesWithdrawn
  • SF 2092 Establishing the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program within the department…Renumbered as SF 2390
  • SR 104 Recognizing and honoring the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) on its 175th anniversaryNot adopted
  • SR 101 Honoring Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Staff Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and their familiesAdopted
  • SF 2043 Relating to school district general fund flexibility accounts by expanding eligible funding sources and modify…Renumbered as SF 2144
  • SF 623 Requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or c…Withdrawn
  • SF 581 Relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penaltiesDied when the session ended
  • SF 518 Requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumstancesDied when the session ended
  • SF 514 Relating to temporary orders of child custody in dissolution proceedingsDied when the session ended
  • SF 510 Relating to elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school districts may offer an…Died when the session ended
  • SF 366 Requiring school employees to be put on administrative leave in certain specified circumstancesRenumbered as SF 518
  • SF 365 Providing for a monument to Martin Treptow on the capitol complex groundsDied when the session ended
  • SJR 6 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa by repealing the natural resources and outdoor…Did not pass
  • SF 321 Prohibiting the expenditure of certain public moneys for dues or membership fees to high school organizations …Died when the session ended
  • SF 320 Creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a pea…Died when the session ended
  • SF 313 Relating to the prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and administering authority of pharmacists and practitioner…Died when the session ended
  • SF 304 Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for…Signed by Governor
  • SF 294 Relating to temporary orders of child custody in dissolution proceedingsRenumbered as SF 514
  • SF 246 Relating to interest on state moneys invested in depository time certificates of depositDied when the session ended
  • SF 138 Relating to elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school districts may offer an…Renumbered as SF 510
  • SF 136 Relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including the establishment of setbacks and safety regulations, specif…Died when the session ended
  • SF 128 Relating to immunization information requested on a medical examiner report used for investigationsDied when the session ended
  • SF 126 Relating to parole eligibility for a person under the age of twenty convicted of a class “A” felony and making…Died when the session ended
  • SF 120 Providing an exception to a minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of medical care or services for…Renumbered as SF 304
  • SF 118 Relating to powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disastersDied when the session ended

Amendments filed · 15

13 adopted of 13 voted on (100%). Includes amendments they co-signed. Newest first.

  • S-5234 · filed April 29, 2026 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 1, line 10, before “not” by inserting “been passed by the general assembly and presented to the governor but have”
    Adopted
    April 29, 2026
  • S-5213 to SF 2221Strike everything · filed April 27, 2026 by LYNN EVANS
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Amends this SF 2221 to CONFORM to HF 2724
    Adopted
    April 27, 2026
  • S-5190Strike everything · filed April 16, 2026 by KEVIN ALONS, SANDY SALMON, DENNIS GUTH, DAVE SIRES
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Never voted on
  • S-5084 to SF 2404 · filed March 10, 2026 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 2, by striking lines 18 through (8 changes)
    Ruled out of order
    March 10, 2026
  • S-5030 to SF 2218 · filed February 25, 2026 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 1, line 28, by striking “lawful presence” and inserting “legal authorization to work” (4 changes)
    Adopted
    February 25, 2026
  • S-5026 to SF 2224 · filed February 24, 2026 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section (5 changes)
    Adopted
    February 24, 2026
  • S-5023 to SF 2219 · filed February 23, 2026 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 1, line 14, by striking “excused” and inserting “exempt” (2 changes)
    Adopted
    February 23, 2026
  • S-5007 to SF 2201 · filed February 10, 2026 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 5, by striking lines 28 through 34 and inserting: “ (4 changes)
    Adopted
    February 10, 2026
  • S-3132 to SF 445 · filed April 23, 2025 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 1, after line 2 by inserting: “Section (15 changes)
    Adopted
    April 23, 2025
  • S-3102 to SF 211Strike everything · filed April 15, 2025 by LYNN EVANS
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Amends this SF 211 to CONFORM to HF 190
    Adopted
    April 15, 2025
  • S-3080 to HF 787 · filed April 8, 2025 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 1, by striking line 31 and inserting “to covered full-time employment with a covered employer pursuant to” (5 changes)
    Adopted
    April 9, 2025
  • S-3079 to SF 442Strike everything · filed April 8, 2025 by LYNN EVANS
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Amends this SF 442 to CONFORM to HF 787
    Adopted
    April 8, 2025
  • S-3067Strike everything · filed April 7, 2025 by LYNN EVANS
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Adopted
    April 7, 2025
  • S-3042 to HF 782 · filed March 24, 2025 by LYNN EVANS
    Page 1, line 3, by striking “Develop” and inserting “On or before May 1, 2025, develop” (2 changes)
    Adopted
    March 24, 2025
  • S-3041 to SF 370Strike everything · filed March 24, 2025 by LYNN EVANS
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Amends this SF 370 to CONFORM to HF 782
    Adopted
    March 24, 2025