IA-SF473-2026
Iowa · SF 473 · 2025–2026
A bill for an act relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption. (Formerly SF 236.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
- Bill key
- IA-SF473-2026
- State
- Iowa
- Session
- 2025–2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Law status
- Active
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.F. 473, 91st Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Iowa 2025) (enacted), https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF473.
- Short citation
- Iowa S.F. 473.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
A bill for an act relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of child foster care providers and prospective adoptive parents. (Formerly SF 236.)
Curator notes
It's ok for adoption services or prospective parents to misgender their trans kids or not support their queer kids if their religion/conscience says so.
Bill text
- As introduced (8,833 characters)
- As enrolled or final (8,051 characters)
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