Craig Steven Williams
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Complete Vote History
Grain Oversight House
SF608 Grain Oversight (Passed 81 to 3 on 5/8/2025). Strengthens Iowa's grain-marketing oversight by expanding the Grain Depositors and Sellers Indemnity Fund.
SF22 Government Overreach in Driving (Passed 84 to 11 on 3/26/2025). Makes it illegal to use a handheld electronic device (such as a phone) while driving unless it is in hands-free or voice-activated mode.
Eminent Domain and CO2 House
HF943 Eminent Domain and CO2 (Passed 82 to 12 on 3/26/2025). Stipulates that CO2 pipelines cannot utilize eminent domain to condemn agricultural land unless the landowner provides explicit consent.
HF924 Weapon Carry Age Reduction (Passed 79 to 18 on 3/25/2025). Lowers the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons from 21 to 18.
DEI and CRT Ban House
HF269 DEI and CRT Ban (Passed 63 to 34 on 3/18/2025). Prohibits public universities and colleges governed by the Iowa Board of Regents from requiring or incentivizing students and faculty to engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training or critical race theory (CRT) content.
HF269 DEI and CRT Ban (Passed 63 to 34 on 3/18/2025). Prohibits public universities and colleges governed by the Iowa Board of Regents from requiring or incentivizing students and faculty to engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training or critical race theory (CRT) content.
Defining Sex House
SF418 Defining Sex (Passed 60 to 36 on 2/27/2025). Establishes a strictly biological definition of “sex” based on birth anatomy and removes “gender identity” as a protected category under the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Vaccine Mandate Ban Senate
HF2298 Vaccine Mandate Ban (Passed 29 to 16 on 5/24/2022). Ensures that K-12 students cannot be forced into receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.
Unemployment Reduction Senate
HF2355 Unemployment Reduction (Passed 30 to 14 on 4/26/2022). Reduces unemployment benefits in the state by 10 weeks, reducing the number of weeks from 26 to 16.
Athletics Based on Sex Senate
HF2416 Athletics Based on Sex (Passed 31 to 17 on 3/2/2022). Requires that student athletes in public schools, private schools, and universities can only play on sports teams of the gender that is stated on their birth certificate.
Garbage Search Senate
SF2296 Garbage Search (Passed 49 to 0 on 2/22/2022). Allows that no search warrant is needed for a peace officer to look through a person's garbage placed outside of someone’s residence.
Critical Race Theory Ban Senate
HF802 Critical Race Theory Ban (Passed 30 to 18 on 4/28/2021). Restricts the teaching of Critical Race Theory and teachers can no longer teach discriminatory indoctrination.
Constitutional Carry Senate
HF756 Constitutional Carry (Passed 31 to 17 on 3/22/2021). Removes the requirement for a permit to acquire or carry a handgun and when selling a firearm to another private person.
