Sen. Thomas Townsend

Bills sponsored · 80

• SF 2397 Relating to a public entity’s purchase or collection of health information from an entity not subject to the f…Died when the session ended
• 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
• SJR 2009 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to corporate participation in the pol…Did not pass
• 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
• SF 2123 Relating to identification markings on firearms and firearm parts, 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 509 Relating to employment status and employment benefits and including applicability provisionsDied 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 463 Relating to drug paraphernaliaDied 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 441 Relating to the payment of dependent care expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicableDied 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 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 434 Relating to the creation of a child care solutions fund, and making an appropriationDied 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
• SF 414 Relating to the review and approval by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of housing and he…Died when the session ended

Amendments filed · 6

0 adopted of 6 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-5073 to SF 2168 · filed March 5, 2026 by THOMAS TOWNSEND

  Page 8, after line 23 by inserting: “DIVISION ___ EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS —— LAYOFFS Sec. ___. Section 96.7, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION . (2 changes)
  Failed
  March 5, 2026
• S-3184 to SF 607 · filed May 14, 2025 by THOMAS TOWNSEND

  Page 1, after line 19 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 96.4, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: b. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the department may… (3 changes)
  Failed
  May 14, 2025
• 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