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IA SF496 (2023)

A bill for an act relating to children and students, including establishing a parent's or guardian's right to make decisions affecting the parent's or guardian's child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, prohibiting instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six, and modifying provisions related to student health screenings, school district library programs, the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, other duties of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, the department of education, the board of educational examiners, and the governing boards of charter schools and innovation zone schools, competent private instruction, and special education, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1145.) Effective date: 05/26/2023, 07/01/2023.

Anti-LGBTQ+

Summary

A bill for an act relating to children and students, including establishing a parent's or guardian's right to make decisions affecting the parent's or guardian's child, authorizin…

Jurisdiction
Iowa
Session
90th General Assembly
Stage reported
Passed / adopted
First recorded action
Latest action
: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1087.
Record retrieved

Bill types

As labelled in the project's tracker.

Don't Say Gay: ElementaryDon't Say Trans: ElementaryForced Outing By Schools

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Recorded actions

IA SF496: recorded actions
DateChamberAction
SenateIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 461.
SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 467.
SenateAmendments S-3069 and S-3070 filed. S.J. 556.
SenateFiscal note.
SenatePoint of order raised, ruled not well taken. S.J. 669.
SenateAmendment S-3070 lost. S.J. 669.
SenateAmendment S-3069 lost. S.J. 670.
SenateAmendment S-3097 filed. S.J. 670.
SenateAmendment S-3104 to S-3097 filed, adopted. S.J. 670.
SenateAmendment S-3099 to S-3097 filed, adopted. S.J. 671.
SenateAmendment S-3097 adopted, as amended. S.J. 671.
SenatePassed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. S.J. 671.
SenateImmediate message. S.J. 672.
HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 729.
HouseRead first time, referred to Education. H.J. 730.
HouseSubcommittee: Wheeler, Boden, Cahill, Holt and Matson. H.J. 735.
HouseSubcommittee Meeting: 03/29/2023 12:30PM RM 19.
HouseSubcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-2.
HouseCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 748.
HousePlaced on calendar. H.J. 748.
HouseCommittee amendment H-1173 filed. H.J. 750.
HouseAmendment H-1183 to amendment H-1173 filed, adopted. H.J. 770.
HouseAmendment H-1173 adopted, as amended. H.J. 770.
HousePassed House, yeas 55, nays 42. H.J. 770.
HouseImmediate message. H.J. 771.
SenateMessage from House, with amendment S-3117. S.J. 740.
SenateAmendment S-3160 to S-3117 filed, adopted. S.J. 861.
SenateSenate concurred with S-3117, as amended. S.J. 862.
SenatePassed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. S.J. 863.
SenateImmediate message. S.J. 863.
HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 892.
HouseSenate amendment H-1271 filed. H.J. 901.
HouseHouse concurred in amendment H-1271 to amendment S-3117. H.J. 899.
HousePassed House, yeas 57, nays 38. H.J. 899.
HouseImmediate message. H.J. 901.
SenateMessage from House. S.J. 922.
HouseExplanation of vote. H.J. 977.
SenateReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1086.
SenateSigned by Governor. S.J. 1087.

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