Compare IA HF 583 (2025) and IA HSB 242 (2025)

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IA HF 583 (2025)IA HSB 242 (2025)
A BILL FOR An Act relating to sex and gender, including those and related 1 terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications 2 of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity 3 under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula 4 related to gender theory. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 2312HV (2) 91 cm/jh H.F. 583 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 4.1A Statutory construction —— sex 1 and related terms. 2 1. In the construction of statutes, the following rules 3 shall be observed with regard to a person’s biological sex: 4 a. “Sex” , when used to classify or describe a natural 5 person, means the state of being either male or female as 6 o…A BILL FOR An Act relating to sex and gender, including those and related 1 terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications 2 of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity 3 under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula 4 related to gender theory. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 2312YC (7) 91 cm/jh H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 4.1A Statutory construction —— sex 1 and related terms. 2 1. In the construction of statutes, the following rules 3 shall be observed with regard to a person’s biological sex: 4 a. “Sex” , when used to classify or describe a natural 5 person, means the state of being either male or female as 6…
relation to similarly situated members of the opposite sex. 1 3. Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the 2 contrary, distinctions based on sexrelation to similarly situated members of the opposite sex. 13 Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, 14 distinctions based on sex
contexts where health, safety, or privacy are implicated 6 resulting in separate accommodations, are substantially related 7 to the important government objectives of protecting the 8 health, safety, and privacy of the persons in these contexts. 9 4. Any state department or subunit of a department, or any 10 political subdivision of the state including a city, county, 11 township, or school district that collects vital statistics for 12 the purpose of complying with state antidiscrimination laws, 13 or for the purpose of gathering accurate state public health, 14 crime, economic, or other data, shall identify the sex of each 15 person included in the collected data as either male or femalecontexts where health, 15 safety, or privacy are implicated resulting in separate 16 accommodations, are substantially related to the important 17 government objectives of protecting the health, safety, and 18 privacy of the persons in these contexts. In addition, any 19 state department or subunit of a department, or any political 20 subdivision of the state including a city, county, township, 21 or school district that collects vital statistics for the 22 purpose of complying with state antidiscrimination laws or for 23 the purpose of gathering accurate state public health, crime, 24 economic, or other data, shall identify the sex of each person 25 included in the collected data as either…
shall include a designation of the sex of the personshall include a designation of the sex of 31 the person
A notarized affidavit by a licensed physician and surgeon 25 or osteopathic physician and surgeon stating that by reason of 26 surgery or other treatment by the licensee, the sex designation 27 of the person has been changed. Thea notarized affidavit by a licensed 4 physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon 5 stating that by reason of surgery or other treatment by the 6 licensee, the sex designation of the person has been changed, 7 the
sexual 22 orientation to students in kindergarten through grade sixsexual orientation to students in 30 kindergarten through grade six
to students in 28 kindergarten through grade six. The bill replaces the term 29 “gender identity” with the term “gender theory” and defines 30 “gender theory”. 31 The bill makes conforming changes related to the strike of 32 the definition of gender identity in the Codeto students in 30 kindergarten through grade six. The bill replaces the term 31 “gender identity” with the term “gender theory” and defines 32 “gender theory”. 33 The bill makes conforming changes related to the strike of 34 the definition of gender identity in the Code
The bill provides that its provisions are severable pursuant 34 to Code section 4.12. 35 -16- LSBThe bill provides that its provisions are severable pursuant 1 to Code section 4.12. 2 -17- LSB