American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa - 2007 Legislative Voting Records

CIVIL RIGHTS: SF 427 - A bill for an act relating to the Iowa Civil Rights Act forbidding discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. ACLU-IA SUPPORTED. Signed by governor 5/25/07. Passed House, 59-37, April 25; Passed Senate, 34-16, April 25.

FREE SPEECH: HF 817 - A bill for an act concerning, among other things, the prohibition of certain acts involving the flag. ACLU-IA OPPOSED. Signed by governor 5/29/07. Passed Senate, 45-5, April 18; Passed House, 96-0, April 25.

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: HF 611 - A bill requiring that curricula relating to human growth, development, and health education (sexual education) be age-appropriate, medically accurate and research-based. ACLU-IA SUPPORTED. Signed by governor 4/20/07. Passed House, 55-40, March 29; Passed Senate, 30-19, April 10.

RIGHTS OF STUDENTS: SF 61 - A bill for an act relating to the establishment of state and school anti-harassment and anti-bullying policies, providing data collection and reporting requirements, and providing for immunity and other related matters. ACLU-IA SUPPORTED. Signed by governor 3/5/07. Passed Senate, 36-14, February 13; Passed House, 56-42, February 22.

ELECTIONS/VOTING: SF 369 - A bill for an act relating to voting machines and optical scan voting systems, requiring paper records by Nov. 2008. ACLU-IA SUPPORTED. Signed by governor 5/25/07. Passed Senate, 45-5, March 27; Passed House, 53-42, April 28.

CIVIL RIGHTS: SF 199 - A bill for an act granting the civil rights commission additional subpoena power to investigate unfair or discriminatory practices. ACLU-IA SUPPORTED. Passed Senate, 28-20, March 12; No House vote.

ELECTIONS/VOTING: HF 653 – Legislation that allows a person to register to vote, and to vote on that same day. [Same-day voter registration] ACLU-IA SUPPORTED. Signed by governor 4/3/07. Passed House, 54-45, March 20; Passed Senate, 30-20, March 27.

FREE SPEECH: SF 554 - A bill with the potential to limit cable television/internet access. ACLU-IA OPPOSED. ACLU-IA submitted veto request to governor. Signed by governor 5/29/07. Passed House, 78-19, April 17; Passed Senate, 44-5, April 18.

PRISONS & PRISONERS: SF 528 - A bill for an act prohibiting the Department of Corrections from entering into an agreement with a private sector, for-profit entity for the purpose of housing inmates. ACLU-IA SUPPORTED. Signed by governor 4/23/07. Passed Senate, 28-19, March 19; Passed House, 60-36, April 12.

RIGHTS OF MINORS: SF 462 - A bill for an act restricting some body piercing, body modification, and tattooing, and providing penalties. ACLU-IA OPPOSED. Passed Senate, 47-2, April 2. No House vote.

DUE PROCESS: Amendment S-3248 to SF 793 – An amendment that added a provision to the IDOT omnibus department bill prohibiting the use of red light cameras by the department or a local municipality. ACLU-IA SUPPORTED the amendment. Passed Senate, 28-22, April 9. The prohibition language was stripped of the bill in the House by a voice vote.