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IA SF418 (2025)
A bill for an act relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person's sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory. Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
A bill for an act relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person's sex on certain vital records, gen…
- Jurisdiction
- Iowa
- Session
- 91st General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Explanation of vote. H.J. 851.
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Repeal Pro-LGBTQ LawsEnd Legal RecognitionBirth Certificate or Identification Change BanGender Marker Change BanDiscrimination in EmploymentDon't Say Trans: ElementaryDiscrimination in HousingDiscrimination in EducationDiscrimination in Public Accommodations
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Feb 24, 2025)(opens another site)
- Enrolled text (Feb 27, 2025)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 340. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Dawson. S.J. 342. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2025 12:00PM Room G15. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee recommends passage. | |
| Senate | Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 371. | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar. | |
| Senate | Amendment S-3011 filed, lost. S.J. 374. | |
| Senate | Amendment S-3012 filed, lost. S.J. 375. | |
| Senate | Amendment S-3013 filed, lost. S.J. 376. | |
| Senate | Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 15. S.J. 377. | |
| Senate | Immediate message. S.J. 377. | |
| House | Message from Senate. H.J. 459. | |
| House | Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 459. | |
| House | Substituted for HF 583. H.J. 459. | |
| House | Passed House, yeas 60, nays 36. H.J. 460. | |
| House | Immediate message. H.J. 460. | |
| Senate | Message from House. S.J. 378. | |
| House | Explanation of vote. H.J. 482. | |
| Senate | Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 397. | |
| Senate | Signed by Governor. S.J. 397. | |
| Senate | Explanation of vote. S.J. 397. | |
| Senate | Explanation of vote. S.J. 412. | |
| House | Explanation of vote. H.J. 851. |
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