Peter Cownie

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Office Title:

First Elected: 11/04/2008

Last Elected: 11/06/2012

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Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Mary

Date of Birth: 04/19/1980

Place of Birth: Des Moines, IA

Home City: West Des Moines, IA

Religion: Catholic


Iowa Key Votes

Date

Bill No.

Bill Title

Outcome

Vote

Feb. 11, 2014

HF 2175

Prohibits Webcam Abortions

Bill Passed – House
(55 – 42)

Yea

May 23, 2013

SF 446

2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget

Conference Report Adopted – House
(80 – 17)

Did Not Vote

May 1, 2013

SF 446

2013-2014 Health and Human Services Budget

Bill Passed – House
(52 – 46)

Yea

April 23, 2013

SF 447

2013-2014 Justice Department Budget

Bill Passed – House
(51 – 46)

Yea

April 17, 2013

SF 295

Establishes a Business Property Tax Credit Fund

Bill Passed – House
(54 – 45)

Yea

April 16, 2013

SF 430

2013-2014 Economic Development Budget

Bill Passed – House
(52 – 46)

Yea

April 10, 2013

SF 384

Prohibits the Removal of an Officer’s Communication Device

Bill Passed – House
(77 – 17)

Yea

April 8, 2013

HF 619

Authorizes Use of All-Terrain Vehicles on Certain Roads

Bill Passed – House
(75 – 22)

Yea

March 25, 2013

HF 527

Requires DNA Samples from Individuals Convicted Of Aggravated Misdemeanors

Bill Passed – House
(79 – 18)

Yea

March 13, 2013

HF 478

Authorizes Optional Flat Income Tax

Bill Passed – House
(53 – 47)

Yea

Feb. 19, 2013

HF 215

Appropriates Education Funding and Establishes New Programs

Bill Passed – House
(52 – 44)

Yea

May 9, 2012

SF 2315

Amends the Mental Health and Disability Services Program

Conference Report Adopted – House
(66 – 31)

Yea

May 8, 2012

SF 2284

Education Law Amendments

Conference Report Adopted – House
(87 – 9)

Yea

May 7, 2012

HF 2475

Reduces Certain Business Property Taxes

Bill Passed – House
(71 – 26)

Yea

April 3, 2012

HF 2450

Prohibits the Use of Traffic Cameras

Bill Passed – House
(58 – 42)

Yea

March 13, 2012

HF 2380

Amends Education Provisions

Bill Passed – House
(53 – 46)

Yea

March 13, 2012

HF 2385

Authorizes Professionals to Teach Certain High School Courses

Bill Passed – House
(61 – 36)

Yea

Feb. 29, 2012

HF 2215

Authorizes the Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense

Bill Passed – House
(60 – 38)

Yea

Feb. 29, 2012

HJR 2009

Prohibiting Mandatory Licensing and Registration of Guns

Amendment Adopted – House
(61 – 37)

Yea

Feb. 28, 2012

HF 589

Prohibits Obtaining Employment at Agriculture Facilities Under False Pretenses

Concurrence Vote Passed – House
(69 – 28)

Yea

Feb. 14, 2012

HF 2274

Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Exemption

Bill Passed – House
(59 – 40)

Yea

June 30, 2011

HF 649

Appropriations for Health and Human Services

Conference Report Adopted – House
(61 – 33)

Yea

June 8, 2011

HF 697

State Budget for 2011-2012

Bill Passed – House
(54 – 38)

Yea

June 8, 2011

SF 534

Abortion Restrictions

Bill Passed – House
(54 – 37)

Yea

May 10, 2011

SF 522

Establishing a Property Tax Credit

Bill Passed – House
(58 – 40)

Yea

March 28, 2011

HF 590

Establishes Economic Programs

Bill Passed – House
(66 – 33)

Yea

March 23, 2011

SF 464

Establishment of an Open Season for Hunting Mourning Doves

Bill Passed – House
(58 – 39)

Yea

March 22, 2011

HF 534

School Instructional Hours and Days

Bill Passed – House
(62 – 33)

Yea

March 8, 2011

HF 535

Repeals Statewide Preschool Program

Bill Passed – House
(55 – 45)

Yea

Feb. 17, 2011

HF 260

House Rule School Governance

Bill Passed – House
(65 – 30)

Yea

Feb. 16, 2011

HF 194

Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction

Bill Passed – House
(62 – 33)

Yea

Feb. 2, 2011

HF 111

Purchase of Health Care

Bill Passed – House
(59 – 39)

Yea

Feb. 1, 2011

HJR 6

Banning Same Sex Marriage

Amendment Adopted – House
(62 – 37)

Yea

March 30, 2010

HF 2531

Appropriations and Tax Law Amendments

Concurrence Vote Passed – House
(51 – 48)

Nay

March 29, 2010

SF 2379

Requiring County Sheriffs to Issue Concealed Weapons Permits to Qualified Applicants

Bill Passed – House
(81 – 16)

Yea

March 29, 2010

SF 2389

Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments

Bill Passed – House
(52 – 47)

Nay

March 23, 2010

HF 2456

Texting While Driving Ban

Conference Report Adopted – House
(66 – 33)

Yea

March 22, 2010

Amdt 8522

Allowing Cuts to Teacher Salary Supplement

Amendment Rejected – House
(49 – 50)

Yea

March 22, 2010

SF 2376

2010-2011 Education Budget

Bill Passed – House
(55 – 44)

Nay

March 19, 2010

SF 2380

Tax Law Amendments

Bill Passed – House
(54 – 43)

Nay

March 17, 2010

HF 2518

Retirement Contribution Rate Amendments

Bill Passed – House
(53 – 43)

Nay

March 10, 2010

Amdt 8381

Free Self Defense Courses for Domestic Violence Victims

Amendment Rejected – House
(44 – 53)

Yea

March 10, 2010

SF 2357

Prohibiting Firearm Possession by Domestic Violence Perpetrators

Bill Passed – House
(73 – 25)

Yea

Feb. 23, 2010

HF 2456

Texting While Driving Ban

Bill Passed – House
(65 – 31)

Yea

Feb. 17, 2010

Amdt 8140

Animal Abuse and Neglect Penalties

Amendment Rejected – House
(44 – 52)

Yea

Feb. 17, 2010

Amdt 8145

Animal Facility Regulations

Amendment Rejected – House
(42 – 53)

Yea

Feb. 12, 2010

Amdt 8053

Omnibus Spending Cuts Amendment

Amendment Rejected – House
(43 – 54)

Yea

Feb. 9, 2010

HJR 6

Constitutionally Defining Marriage as Between One Man and One Woman

Motion Rejected – House
(45 – 54)

Yea

Jan. 26, 2010

HF 2110

Military Spouse Relocation Unemployment Benefits

Bill Passed – House
(56 – 44)

Nay

April 25, 2009

SF 477

Appropriation Bonds

Bill Passed – House
(52 – 44)

Nay

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