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Sen. Matt Blake

Democrat · Senate District 22 · Polk

In office since 2025 · Democratic Whip

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matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov

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Bills sponsored · 68

  • SF 2360 Relating to partial payments of property taxes and including applicability provisionsDied 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 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
  • SF 2125 Relating to lost or stolen firearms, and providing penaltiesDied 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 557 Relating to transactions involving covered financial instruments by members of the general assembly, legislati…Died when the session ended
  • SJR 10 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting years of service for members of the g…Did not pass
  • 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 439 Allowing cities to certify taxes for a general fund levy for librariesDied 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 401 Relating to the defenses of justification and diminished capacity for certain violent crimesDied when the session ended
  • SF 358 Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year to an individual laid of…Died when the session ended
  • SF 357 Establishing a neighborhood housing revitalization assistance program within the Iowa finance authorityDied when the session ended
  • SF 355 Relating to overtime pay earned by state employeesDied when the session ended
  • SF 353 Relating to state child care assistance income eligibility requirements, and child care provider reimbursement…Died when the session ended
  • SF 352 Relating to state child care assistance program benefitsDied when the session ended
  • SF 339 Relating to eligibility of pregnant women and infants for the Medicaid programDied when the session ended

Amendments filed · 11

0 adopted of 10 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-5221 to HF 2754 · filed April 27, 2026 by MATT BLAKE
    By striking page 38, line 31, through page 40, line 6.
    Failed
    April 27, 2026
  • S-5036 to SF 2422 · filed February 25, 2026 by MATT BLAKE
    By striking page 2, line 27, through page 3, line 3.
    Failed
    February 25, 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-3052 to SF 572 · filed March 25, 2025 by MATT BLAKE
    Page 1, after line 15 by inserting: “ (4 changes)
    Ruled out of order
    March 25, 2025
  • S-3034 · filed March 19, 2025 by MATT BLAKE
    Page 1, by striking lines 11 through (13 changes)
    Failed
    March 19, 2025
  • S-3013 to SF 418 · filed February 27, 2025 by MATT BLAKE
    Page 4, by striking lines 23 and (5 changes)
    Failed
    February 27, 2025
  • S-3012 to SF 418 · filed February 27, 2025 by MATT BLAKE
    Page 4, by striking lines 23 and (3 changes)
    Failed
    February 27, 2025
  • S-3011 to SF 418 · filed February 27, 2025 by MATT BLAKE
    Page 2, by striking lines 19 through (3 changes)
    Failed
    February 27, 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