Rep. Brett Barker
District 51•(R)•Iowa House
Summary
Rep. Brett Barker (R) represents Iowa in the House. This session, Rep. Barker has sponsored 64 bills, co-sponsored 0 bills, voted Yes 678 times, and No 91 times.
Record
Rep. Brett Barker is the prime sponsor of 64 bills and a co-sponsor of 0 this session.
Bills
HF 2728A bill for an act relating to obstructing first responders, and providing penalties.(See HF 2751.)Apr 9, 2026 · IntroducedHR 114A resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.Apr 8, 2026 · AdoptedHF 2209A bill for an act providing for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and technology college of veterinary medicine.Apr 1, 2026 · IntroducedHF 2145A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor.(See HF 2694.)Mar 16, 2026 · IntroducedHF 2033A bill for an act relating to the provision of accessible prescription-related measures for persons who are blind, have a visual impairment, or other print disability.(See HF 2585.)Mar 16, 2026 · Introduced
Votes
Rep. Brett Barker has voted Yes on 678 bills and No on 91 this session.
SF 2472A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions of revenue, and funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, establishing a program for first-time homebuyers, modifying and making appropriations, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3001.) Effective date: 05/18/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027, 07/01/2027, 07/01/2028.Jul 15, 2026 · Passed · Voted AyeHF 2800A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees' retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028.Jun 2, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeHF 2799A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 755.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026.Jun 2, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeHF 2797A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees. (Formerly HSB 770.) Effective date: 06/02/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2021.Jun 2, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeHF 2787A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 780.) Effective date: 06/02/2026.Jun 2, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted Aye