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IA HSB537 (2026)
A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.(See HF 2488.)
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion office…
- Jurisdiction
- Iowa
- Session
- 91st General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Introduced Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2488.
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
DEI Ban: Colleges
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Jan 13, 2026)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | By COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION | |
| House | Introduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 67. | |
| House | Subcommittee: Stone, Brown-Powers and Wheeler. H.J. 72. | |
| House | Subcommittee reassigned: Holt, Brown-Powers and Wheeler. H.J. 127. | |
| House | Subcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 4:00PM RM 102. | |
| House | Subcommittee recommends passage. | |
| House | Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 284. | |
| House | Committee vote: Yeas, 7. Nays, 4. H.J. 284. | |
| House | Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2488. |
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