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Votes at a glance: bills passed, deferred and messages from the April 8 Iowa Senate session
Summary
On April 8 the Iowa Senate passed several bills (transportation appropriations, corporate tax code update, foreign-law/venue bill, wine-permit changes) with mostly unanimous support, deferred one school-choice bill for amendment, and refused to concur on an amendment to another bill.
Key roll-call outcomes from the April 8 Senate floor:
- House File 26‑95 (application and limits on applying foreign law / venue of civil actions): Passed unanimously, recorded 46–0. Sponsor: Senator Reichman.
- Senate File 24‑78 (Department of Transportation appropriations): Passed unanimously, recorded 46–0. Sponsor: Senator Kelker described roughly $495 million from road use and primary road funds for FY2027.
- House File 27‑80 (substituted for Senate File 24‑69): Adopted conforming amendments on wine-manufacturer parity and social-district authorization, substitute ordered and passed (vote reported 42 ayes); supports parity for out‑of‑state wineries and allows local social-district designations for alcohol consumption in public spaces.
- Senate File 24‑92 (corporate income tax deduction adjustment tied to federal changes): Passed unanimously, recorded 46–0. Sponsor: Senator Bussello said the change aligns Iowa law with federal deductions for foreign‑source corporate income.
- Senate File 25‑01 (school choice): A conforming amendment was adopted but Senator Weiner requested the bill be deferred for amendment; the bill was deferred.
- Senate File 20‑39 (intervention in judicial review under Chapter 17 of the Iowa Code): Senator Bussello moved to refuse to concur in House Amendment 51‑88; the Senate refused to concur and the amendment was defeated.
Several bills that passed were immediately messaged to the House by unanimous consent.
