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Sen. Janet Petersen

Democrat · Senate District 18 · Polk

In office since 2001 · 13 General Assemblies

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Official profile

Bills sponsored · 112

  • SR 111 Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Northern IowaAdopted
  • SF 2381 Relating to nonmedical pregnancy resource centers, making appropriations, and including effective date provisi…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2377 Relating to public accessibility to water sample dataDied when the session ended
  • 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 2261 Relating to confinement feeding operations by requiring the installation and operation of pollution monitoring…Died when the session ended
  • SF 2260 Providing for county control of the siting and management of confinement feeding operationsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2259 Regulating confinement feeding operations by providing for construction permits, and making penalties applicab…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 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 2226 Relating to the use of automated adjudication systems by health carriers, and including civil penaltiesDied 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 2135 Providing for the regulation of commercial establishments possessing or controlling animals other than agricul…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
  • SF 2109 Relating to a review of fire safety code requirements and enforcement mechanisms for basement egress windowsDied when the session ended
  • SF 2108 Relating to facial coverings worn by peace officers and providing penaltiesDied when the session ended
  • SF 2106 Relating to residential rental property price fixing, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session ended
  • SF 2104 Relating to water usage reporting requirements for large water use facilitiesDied when the session ended
  • SF 2103 Relating to the cessation of appropriations to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fundDied 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 562 Relating to utilization review organizations, prior authorizations and exemptions, medical billing, and indepe…Died when the session ended
  • SF 559 Relating to speech language pathologist assistants and the medical assistance program, and including effective…Died when the session ended
  • SF 558 Relating to Medicaid program improvements, making an appropriation, and providing penaltiesDied when the session ended
  • SF 556 Relating to eligibility requirements for pregnant women, postpartum women, and infants under the special suppl…Died when the session ended
  • SF 505 Codifying a firsthome program administered by the Iowa finance authorityDied when the session ended

Amendments filed · 14

0 adopted of 8 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-5251 to HF 1036 · filed May 2, 2026 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 2, line 33, by striking “five years” and inserting “fifty years” (2 changes)
    Failed
    May 2, 2026
  • S-5222 to HF 2754 · filed April 27, 2026 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 50, after line 3 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 256C.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: a. For the initial school year for which a school district approved to participate in…
    Failed
    April 27, 2026
  • S-5182 · filed April 15, 2026 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 1, after line 6 by inserting: “___. Page 1, after line 7 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 614.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION . 11A. Sexual abuse, human trafficking,… (5 changes)
    Ruled out of order
    April 15, 2026
  • S-5101 to SF 2204 · filed March 17, 2026 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section (13 changes)
    Withdrawn
    April 21, 2026
  • S-5072 to SF 2168Strike everything · filed March 5, 2026 by JANET PETERSEN
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Never voted on
  • S-3135 to SF 445 · filed April 23, 2025 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 19, line 28, by striking “CHILD CARE WORKFORCE ——” (7 changes)
    Failed
    April 23, 2025
  • S-3134 to SF 445 · filed April 23, 2025 by JANET PETERSEN
    By striking page 18, line 6, through page 19, line 26, and inserting: “Sec. ___. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— WORKING GROUP —— EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA AREAS. (5 changes)
    Failed
    April 23, 2025
  • S-3128 to HF 884 · filed April 23, 2025 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 2, after line 4 by inserting: “ (2 changes)
    Never voted on
  • S-3088 to HF 787 · filed April 9, 2025 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “DIVISION I EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM —— REPORTS Section (6 changes)
    Ruled out of order
    April 9, 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-3020 to SF 512 · filed March 10, 2025 by JANET PETERSEN
    Page 1, after line 7 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 614.1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION . 11A. Sexual abuse, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation of a minor. No… (6 changes)
    Never voted on
  • 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