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IA HF2557 (2026)
A bill for an act allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child's sex.(Formerly HSB 669.)
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
A bill for an act allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child's sex.
- Jurisdiction
- Iowa
- Session
- 91st General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Passed one chamber Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Child Custody Bill
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Feb 16, 2026)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 308. | |
| House | Passed House, yeas 65, nays 31. H.J. 550. | |
| House | Immediate message. H.J. 569. | |
| Senate | Message from House. S.J. 480. | |
| Senate | Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 480. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee: Evans, Dickey, and Quirmbach. S.J. 550. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 11:00AM Room 315. | |
| Senate | Subcommittee recommends passage. | |
| Senate | Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 596. | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar. | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659. |
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Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative. Used here in modified form.