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Mark Costello
IA Senate District 8
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA Senate District 8 current
Iowa |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| IA Senate District 12
Iowa |
Republican | — | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (586 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SR 6 — A resolution relating to permanent rules of the senate for the ninety-first general assembly. | Nay | Mar 18, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 601 — A bill for an act relating to timelines for online information availability concerning the discontinuance of city utilities. | Yea | Mar 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 583 — A bill for an act relating to school safety by requiring the creation of school safety assessment teams and authorizing information sharing… | Yea | Mar 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 470 — A bill for an act relating to prior authorization for dental care services, notice to dental care providers that a dental care service plan… | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 315 — A bill for an act relating to pharmacy benefits manager reverse auctions and group insurance for public employees and including effective… | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 106 — A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles. Effective date: 07/01/2025. | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 140 — A bill for an act relating to satellite absentee voting stations. Effective date: 07/01/2026. | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 407 — A bill for an act relating to the membership of district judicial nominating commissions. | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 491 — A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making penalties applicable. | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 311 — A bill for an act relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effective date provisions. | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 469 — A bill for an act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 257 — A bill for an act relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate. | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 603 — A bill for an act relating to workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the… | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HF 180 — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 266 — A bill for an act relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties. Effective date: 07/01/2025. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HF 181 — A bill for an act prohibiting open containers of beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol in the passenger area of motor vehicles on… | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 462 — A bill for an act relating to weapons, including mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or… | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 566 — A bill for an act creating a study committee on the administration of the court debt system. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 395 — A bill for an act relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 384 — A bill for an act relating to notices required for the closure of railway crossings for repairs or upgrades, and providing penalties. | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HF 182 — A bill for an act relating to controlled substances, including certain controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting… | Yea | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 314 — A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons, and brokerage agreement requirements. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 296 — A bill for an act allowing police service dogs to receive emergency veterinary medical services while on duty. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HF 298 — A bill for an act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment… | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SF 427 — A bill for an act relating to requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor. | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (10 as lead sponsor)
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SJR 2008
IA · —
A joint resolution supporting devolution of power from the United States department of education to the states.
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SF 500
IA · —
A bill for an act relating to establishing the school security personnel grant program within the department of homeland security and emergency management and…
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SJR 6
IA · —
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa by repealing the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, and…
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SR 101
IA · —
A resolution honoring Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Staff Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and their families.
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SR 104
IA · —
A resolution recognizing and honoring the Young Men’s Christian Association
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SF 367
IA · —
A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
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SF 375
IA · —
A bill for an act relating to the maximum power output for low-speed electric bicycles and pedestrian conveyances powered by an electric motor.
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SF 331
IA · —
A bill for an act relating to the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag.
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SF 320
IA · —
A bill for an act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and…
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SR 111
IA · —
A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Northern Iowa.