Procedural moves
The floor fights that don’t show up as a final vote: motions to suspend the rules (often a minority party trying to force a vote on its amendment), amendments ruled not germane or out of order, and bills deferred or reconsidered in the 91st General Assembly. Read from each bill’s official history, which gives the outcome and sometimes the count, but not who made the motion. How floor debate works
315
procedural moves125
motions to suspend the rules that failed76
amendments ruled not germaneAllMotion to suspend the rules (141)Deferred (29)Point of order (83)Amendment ruled out of order (50)Motion to place on the calendar (6)Other motion (6)
- HF 1036 Relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of l…
Deferred · Senate · May 2, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 978.Deferred - SF 2284 Relating to the use of automated systems that detect traffic violations or regis…
Deferred · Senate · April 30, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 941.Deferred - SF 472 Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collecti…
Deferred · House · April 28, 2026 · JournalAmendment H-8419 filed, deferred. H.J. 1019.Deferred - HF 2754 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter scho…
Deferred · Senate · April 27, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 887.Deferred - SF 2231 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protecte…
Deferred · House · April 8, 2026 · JournalAmendment H-8308 to amendment H-8268 deferred. H.J. 859.Deferred - HF 2521 Relating to the abandonment of cats and dogs including delivery to an animal she…
Deferred · Senate · April 6, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 727.Deferred - HF 2748 Relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the…
Deferred · House · April 6, 2026 · JournalDeferred, retained on calendar. H.J. 818.Deferred - SF 378 Relating to speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain exce…
Deferred · House · April 1, 2026 · JournalCommittee amendment H-8231 deferred. H.J. 795.Deferred - SF 2427 Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or …
Deferred · Senate · March 23, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 623.Deferred - SF 2204 Relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns …
Deferred · Senate · March 17, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 582.Deferred - SF 579 Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, local civ…
Deferred · Senate · March 9, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 495.Deferred - SF 2444 Creating regulations for cigar bars, modifying the smokefree air Act, and includ…
Deferred · Senate · March 5, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 485.Deferred - SF 2168 Relating to workforce matters including apprenticeships and other career trainin…
Deferred · Senate · March 5, 2026 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 486.Deferred - HF 2542 Relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties
Deferred · House · March 4, 2026 · 30–63 · JournalMotion to defer, yeas 30, nays 63, lost. H.J. 556.Failed - HF 2510 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social s…
Deferred · House · March 3, 2026 · JournalAmendment H-8100 deferred. H.J. 506.Deferred - SF 649 Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and …
Deferred · Senate · May 13, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 981.Deferred - SF 383 Relating to pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and phar…
Deferred · Senate · April 28, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 897.Deferred - HF 706 Relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making pena…
Deferred · Senate · April 17, 2025 · JournalAmendment S-3109 filed, deferred. S.J. 824.Deferred - HF 516 Relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for a…
Deferred · Senate · April 14, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 771.Deferred - SF 442 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculat…
Deferred · Senate · April 8, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 731.Deferred - HF 787 Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculat…
Deferred · Senate · April 8, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 731.Deferred - HF 309 Relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing …
Deferred · Senate · April 7, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 708.Deferred - SF 385 Relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing …
Deferred · Senate · April 7, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 708.Deferred - HF 785 Modifying provisions related to charter school board member requirements
Deferred · House · March 26, 2025 · JournalAmendment H-1081 deferred. H.J. 830.Deferred - SF 572 Prohibiting the licensure of certain entities of the People’s Republic of China,…
Deferred · Senate · March 25, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 629.Deferred - SF 507 Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
Deferred · Senate · March 25, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 626.Deferred - SF 603 Relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and oth…
Deferred · Senate · March 19, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 584.Deferred - SF 303 Relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks
Deferred · Senate · March 11, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 487.Deferred - SCR 1 Relating to the joint rules governing lobbyists of the Senate and House of Repre…
Deferred · Senate · February 6, 2025 · JournalDeferred. S.J. 205.Deferred