National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Registered on 25 bills since the 91st General Assembly.
23
supported · 12 became law (52%)0
opposed · 0 became law anyway (0%)2
undecided4
lobbyistsHow legislators voted on its bills
91st General Assembly · 4 contested bills it took a side on. Republicans voted its way 93% of the time · Democrats voted its way 17% of the time.
Senate
| Legislator | Voted its way | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Alons R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mike Bousselot R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Doug Campbell R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mark Costello R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Dan Dawson R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Dawn Driscoll R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Lynn Evans R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jesse Green R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Kerry Gruenhagen R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Dennis Guth R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mike Klimesh R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Carrie Koelker R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Tim Kraayenbrink R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mark S. Lofgren R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mike Pike R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jeff Reichman R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Ken Rozenboom R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Sandy Salmon R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jason Schultz R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Tom Shipley R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Dave Sires R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jeff Taylor R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Kara Warme R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Scott Webster R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Cherielynn Westrich R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jack Whitver R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Annette Sweeney R | 2 of 3 | 67% |
| Liz Bennett D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Matt Blake D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Molly Donahue D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Sarah Trone Garriott D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Izaah Knox D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Janet Petersen D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Herman C. Quirmbach D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Art Staed D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Thomas Townsend D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Janice Weiner D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Cindy Winckler D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Mike Zimmer D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
House
The bills
- HSB 105 Relating to charter schools, including by modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements and charter school student participation in the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment programFor House 60–35
- HSB 105 Relating to charter schools, including by modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements and charter school student participation in the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment programFor Senate 32–15
- HSB 735 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, the school start date, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisionsFor House 53–34
- HSB 735 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, the school start date, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisionsFor Senate 29–17
- SSB 1025 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress to students of online schools by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schoolsFor House 85–11
- SSB 1135 Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human servicesFor Senate 33–14
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$20,000Paramount Strategies $20,000 · Tony Phillips · Jake Highfill · filed July 27, 2026
- July 2024 – June 2025$21,837Paramount Strategies $20,000 · Tony Phillips · Jake Highfill · Charlie Bufalino $1,837 · filed July 28, 2025
From client reports filed with the Legislature each July. Every organization →
Bills, newest first
- HF 2754 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contrac…For91st GA · declared April 27, 2026 · Signed by Governor
- SF 2501 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contrac…For91st GA · declared April 27, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- SF 2406 Relating to charter schools and innovation zone schools, including by modifying provisions related t…For91st GA · declared March 2, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- SF 2425 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public…For91st GA · declared February 25, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- HF 2699 Relating to charter schools and innovation zone schools, including by modifying provisions related t…For91st GA · declared February 25, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- HF 2713 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public…For91st GA · declared February 25, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 3170 Relating to charter schools and innovation zone schools, including by modifying provisions related t…For91st GA · declared February 25, 2026 · Renumbered as SF 2406
- HSB 735 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public…For91st GA · declared February 13, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 676 Relating to charter schools and innovation zone schools, including by modifying provisions related t…For91st GA · declared February 10, 2026 · Renumbered as HF 2699
- SF 2175 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public…For91st GA · declared February 10, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- HF 2052 Relating to community-based providers in the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old…For91st GA · declared February 2, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- HF 2078 Relating to resident dependents not enrolled in a public school or receiving an educational savings …For91st GA · declared January 27, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- HSB 604 Authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for…For91st GA · declared January 23, 2026 · Renumbered as HF 2358
- SF 2044 Relating to the responsibilities of school districts and charter schools related to the discipline o…Undecided91st GA · declared January 22, 2026 · Became law (new number)
- HF 623 Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the sta…For91st GA · declared April 7, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- SF 445 Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the sta…For91st GA · declared April 7, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- HF 785 Modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirementsFor91st GA · declared March 7, 2025 · Signed by Governor
- HF 789 Relating to payments to charter schools by a school district of residence for students enrolled in a…For91st GA · declared March 6, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1098 Prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger area of mo…Undecided91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- HF 190 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress to students…For91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Signed by Governor
- SF 211 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress to students…For91st GA · declared February 5, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 105 Relating to charter schools, including by modifying provisions related to charter school board membe…For91st GA · declared February 4, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 108 Relating to payments to charter schools by a school district of residence for students enrolled in a…For91st GA · declared February 3, 2025 · Renumbered as HF 789
- HSB 33 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress to students…For91st GA · declared January 24, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 1025 Relating to the administration of the statewide summative assessment of student progress to students…For91st GA · declared January 24, 2025 · Became law (new number)