Iowa Hotel & Lodging Association
Registered on 75 bills since the 89th General Assembly.
39
supported · 15 became law (38%)9
opposed · 3 became law anyway (33%)27
undecided2
lobbyistsHow legislators voted on its bills
2023 session · 3 contested bills it took a side on. Republicans voted its way 64% of the time · Democrats voted its way 38% of the time.
Senate
The bills
- HF 647 Relating to youth employment and making penalties applicableFor House 60–34
- HF 647 Relating to youth employment and making penalties applicableFor Senate 3–0
- HF 647 Relating to youth employment and making penalties applicableFor Senate 29–18
- SF 381 Regarding special minor’s driver’s licenses, and making penalties applicableFor Senate 35–12
- SSB 1040 SSB 1040Against House 77–20
- SSB 1040 SSB 1040Against Senate 33–15
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. Legislators with fewer than 3 such votes aren’t listed.
What it paid lobbyists
- July 2025 – June 2026$25,200Eric Goranson $25,200 · filed June 29, 2026
- July 2024 – June 2025$24,600Eric Goranson $24,600 · filed July 17, 2025
- July 2023 – June 2024$24,000Eric Goranson $24,000 · filed July 24, 2024
- July 2022 – June 2023$24,000Eric Goranson $24,000 · filed July 18, 2023
- July 2021 – June 2022$12,000Eric Goranson $12,000 · filed July 7, 2022
From client reports filed with the Legislature each July. Every organization →
Bills, newest first
- HF 2801 Modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisionsFor91st GA · declared October 2, 2026 · Signed by Governor
- HSB 785 Modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisionsFor91st GA · declared October 2, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- SF 2508 Modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisionsFor91st GA · declared October 2, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 734 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported tourism improvement districtsFor91st GA · declared April 1, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- HF 2748 Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agric…Undecided91st GA · declared March 31, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- SF 2441 Concerning locally imposed hotel and motel taxes for tourism development and tourism promotionFor91st GA · declared February 25, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 3114 Concerning locally imposed hotel and motel taxes for tourism development and tourism promotionFor91st GA · declared February 12, 2026 · Renumbered as SF 2441
- HF 2325 Permitting a city to create social districts allowing for the possession or consumption of alcoholic…For91st GA · declared February 6, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- HF 2074 Permitting a city to create entertainment districts allowing for the possession or consumption of al…For91st GA · declared February 4, 2026 · Renumbered as HF 2325
- HF 1051 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported tourism improvement districtsFor91st GA · declared May 14, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1238 Relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinv…For91st GA · declared May 5, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- SF 640 Relating to economic development by establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund,…For91st GA · declared April 24, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1229 Excluding interchange fees imposed upon certain taxes at points of saleFor91st GA · declared April 18, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- HF 1030 Exempting qualified tips from the individual income tax, and including applicability provisionsFor91st GA · declared April 18, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- SF 621 Relating to economic development by establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund,…For91st GA · declared April 16, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 640
- HSB 324 Excluding interchange fees imposed upon certain taxes at points of saleFor91st GA · declared April 1, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- SF 613 Concerning the regulation and support of leisure activities, including by providing for gambling enf…For91st GA · declared March 21, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 625
- SSB 1157 Concerning the regulation and support of leisure activities, including by providing for gambling gam…For91st GA · declared March 19, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 613
- HF 767 Concerning private sector employee drug testingUndecided91st GA · declared March 8, 2025 · Signed by Governor
- HF 760 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areasUndecided91st GA · declared March 8, 2025 · Renumbered as HF 1051
- SF 404 Creating the Iowa tourism advertising fund, and making appropriationsUndecided91st GA · declared February 25, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- HF 419 Exempting from the state sales and use tax the sales price of lodging supplies sold to a lodging pro…For91st GA · declared February 25, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- HF 38 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areasUndecided91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Renumbered as HF 760
- HSB 26 Concerning private sector employee drug testingUndecided91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- SF 110 Concerning private sector employee drug testingUndecided91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 1014 Concerning private sector employee drug testingUndecided91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- SF 2419 Relating to economic development by establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund,…For90th GA · declared March 29, 2024 · Died when the session ended
- SF 2394 Relating to economic development by establishing the Iowa major events and tourism program and fund,…For90th GA · declared February 23, 2024 · Renumbered as SF 2419
- SF 2372 Relating to electric transmission lines and electric transmission owners, and including effective da…Undecided90th GA · declared February 21, 2024 · Died when the session ended
- HF 2551 Relating to electric transmission lines and electric transmission owners, and including effective da…Undecided90th GA · declared February 21, 2024 · Died when the session ended
- HF 2463 Relating to the driving privileges of persons under eighteen years of age, and making penalties appl…For90th GA · declared February 13, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- HF 2445 Relating to the issuance of five-day retail alcohol and native wine licenses, and providing feesFor90th GA · declared February 13, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- HF 2448 Relating to exceptions to the penalty for supplying an alcoholic beverage to certain persons under l…For90th GA · declared February 13, 2024 · Signed by Governor
- HF 2426 Relating to the inspection obligations of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing asso…For90th GA · declared February 9, 2024 · Signed by Governor
- SF 2203 Relating to the inspection obligations of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing asso…For90th GA · declared February 3, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 3064 SSB 3064For90th GA · declared February 1, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 631 HSB 631For90th GA · declared January 31, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 612 HSB 612For90th GA · declared January 25, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 585 HSB 585Undecided90th GA · declared January 24, 2024 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 3097 SSB 3097For90th GA · declared January 23, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 578 HSB 578For90th GA · declared January 20, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- SF 575 Relating to the economic development authority, including renewable chemical production, workforce h…Undecided90th GA · declared April 28, 2023 · Signed by Governor
- HF 412 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areasUndecided90th GA · declared March 30, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- HF 661 Providing for the issuance of annual statewide licenses for certain establishments offering food for…Against90th GA · declared March 16, 2023 · Signed by Governor
- SF 381 Regarding special minor’s driver’s licenses, and making penalties applicableFor90th GA · declared March 14, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- HF 641 Relating to the economic development authority, including certain tax credit programs, the Iowa wine…Undecided90th GA · declared March 8, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- SF 408 Relating to the economic development authority, including certain tax credit programs, the Iowa wine…Undecided90th GA · declared March 3, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HF 544 Exempting from the state sales and use tax the sales price of lodging supplies sold to a lodging pro…For90th GA · declared March 2, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- SF 394 Exempting from the state sales and use tax the sales price of lodging supplies sold to a lodging pro…For90th GA · declared February 27, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- SF 309 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areasAgainst90th GA · declared February 16, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- SF 262 Relating to consumer data protection, providing civil penalties, and including effective date provis…Undecided90th GA · declared February 16, 2023 · Signed by Governor
- SSB 1071 SSB 1071Undecided90th GA · declared February 10, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HF 251 Relating to requirements for and restrictions on special minor’s driver’s licenses, and making penal…For90th GA · declared February 10, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- HSB 134 HSB 134For90th GA · declared February 8, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 105 HSB 105Against90th GA · declared January 31, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- HSB 58 HSB 58For90th GA · declared January 31, 2023 · Renumbered as HF 251
- HF 42 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areasAgainst90th GA · declared January 29, 2023 · Renumbered as HF 412
- HF 80 Providing for the issuance of an annual statewide license for a farmers market, including a license …Undecided90th GA · declared January 25, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 1040 SSB 1040Undecided90th GA · declared January 19, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 23 HSB 23Undecided90th GA · declared January 19, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HF 15 Establishing the pathways to education and employment reentry program to be administered by the comm…Undecided90th GA · declared January 19, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- HF 31 Prohibiting employers from entering into noncompete agreements with employees under specified circum…Undecided90th GA · declared January 19, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- HF 14 Relating to the minimum age for employment of persons by a retail alcohol licenseeFor90th GA · declared January 19, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1032 SSB 1032Against90th GA · declared January 18, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 29 HSB 29Against90th GA · declared January 18, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HF 2506 Relating to consumer data protection, providing civil penalties, and including effective date provis…Undecided89th GA · declared March 4, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- SF 2208 Relating to consumer data protection, making penalties applicable, and including effective date prov…Undecided89th GA · declared February 20, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- HSB 674 HSB 674Undecided89th GA · declared February 20, 2022 · Renumbered as HF 2506
- HF 2236 Authorizing the establishment of entertainment areas within self-supported municipal improvement dis…Against89th GA · declared February 11, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- SF 2188 Eliminating specific requirements relating to no smoking signs or symbolsUndecided89th GA · declared February 4, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- HSB 613 HSB 613For89th GA · declared February 2, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 3092 SSB 3092For89th GA · declared February 2, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 3030 SSB 3030Undecided89th GA · declared January 31, 2022 · Renumbered as SF 2188
- HSB 574 HSB 574Against89th GA · declared January 26, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- SF 339 Relating to the employment of unauthorized aliens and providing penaltiesAgainst89th GA · declared January 18, 2022 · Died when the session ended