IA-SF212-2023
Iowa · SF 212 · 2023
A bill for an act prohibiting discrimination against adoption and foster care providers, or adoptive and foster parents, based on religious belief.
- Bill key
- IA-SF212-2023
- State
- Iowa
- Session
- 2023
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.F. 212, 90th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Iowa 2023), https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF212.
- Short citation
- Iowa S.F. 212.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
A bill for an act prohibiting discrimination against adoption and foster care providers, or adoptive and foster parents, based on religious belief.
Curator notes
Adoption providers can't be discriminated on based on their religious views, but they are allowed to discriminate in providing adoption based on their views. Prospective parents can't be discriminated against based on their religious views; SOGI not directly mentioned
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Green | Republican | Senator | SD-024 | Primary sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Protecting Freedom of Conscience (MS HB1523) Derived
- Marriage Tolerance Act (First Amendment Defense Act) Shares provisions
- First Amendment Defense Act Shares provisions
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Bill text
- As introduced (12,980 characters)
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