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IA HF856 (2025)
A bill for an act prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective date: 05/27/2025, 07/01/2025.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
A bill for an act prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including e…
- Jurisdiction
- Iowa
- Session
- 91st General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Signed by Governor. H.J. 1227.
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
DEI Ban
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Mar 7, 2025)(opens another site)
- Amended text (Mar 18, 2025)(opens another site)
- Enrolled text (May 14, 2025)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 562. | |
| House | Amendment H-1087 filed. H.J. 659. | |
| House | Amendment H-1094 filed. H.J. 677. | |
| House | Amendment H-1087 withdrawn. H.J. 704. | |
| House | Amendment H-1094, yeas 61, nays 37, adopted. H.J. 704. | |
| House | Passed House, yeas 61, nays 37. H.J. 705. | |
| House | Immediate message. H.J. 717. | |
| Senate | Message from House. S.J. 572. | |
| Senate | Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 572. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach. S.J. 654. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 3:00PM Senate Lounge. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. | |
| Senate | Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 717. | |
| Senate | Amendment S-3073 filed. S.J. 717. | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar. | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758. | |
| Senate | Amendment S-3073 adopted. S.J. 950. | |
| Senate | Amendment S-3149 filed, adopted. S.J. 950. | |
| Senate | Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. S.J. 950. | |
| Senate | Immediate message. S.J. 951. | |
| House | Message from Senate. H.J. 1115. | |
| House | Senate amendment H-1298 filed. H.J. 1145. | |
| House | House concurred in Senate amendment H-1298. H.J. 1152. | |
| House | Passed House, yeas 59, nays 32. H.J. 1152. | |
| House | Immediate message. H.J. 1154. | |
| Senate | Message from House. S.J. 986. | |
| House | Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223. | |
| House | Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224. | |
| House | Signed by Governor. H.J. 1227. |
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