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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 66: A bill for an act relating to testimony by certain witnesses by two-way closed-circuit equipment.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SF 66 is a bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to testimony by certain witnesses by two-way closed-circuit equipment. Primary sponsor: Janet Petersen (Democratic), Janice Weiner (Democratic), Cindy Winckler (Democratic), Liz Bennett (Democratic), Sarah Garriott (Democratic), CELSI, Matt Blake (Democratic), Izaah Knox (Democratic), Tony Bisignano (Democratic), Tom Townsend (Democratic), Art Staed (Democratic), Herman Quirmbach (Democratic), Bill Dotzler (Democratic), Molly Donahue (Democratic), Zach Wahls (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 23, 2025): Subcommittee: Bousselot, Petersen, and Schultz.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janet PetersenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Janice WeinerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Cindy WincklerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Liz BennettPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Sarah GarriottPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
CELSIPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Matt BlakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Izaah KnoxPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Tony BisignanoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Tom TownsendPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Art StaedPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Herman QuirmbachPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Bill DotzlerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Molly DonahuePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Zach WahlsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate43

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Subcommittee: Bousselot, Petersen, and Schultz.
  2. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source