Iowa

Iowa: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

194 bills: 185 Anti-LGBTQ+, 9 Pro-LGBTQ+. 15 are enacted (15 Anti-LGBTQ+, 0 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed1751669
Enacted15150
Pending440

Most recent bills

All 194 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Iowa: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Iowa, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.010203040502011: 9 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2015: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+2019: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2020: 8 Anti-LGBTQ+2021: 15 Anti-LGBTQ+2022: 8 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 34 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 32 Anti-LGBTQ+2025: 42 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 23 Anti-LGBTQ+20122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Iowa, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.01020304050201120142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Iowa by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0123452022: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+2024: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2025: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+2026: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+20122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Iowa by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.012345201120142017202020232026
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  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
202623230550
202543421440
202432320220
202336342330
2022880110
202115150000
2020880000
2019220000
2018330000
2017202000
2016642000
2015431000
2013220000
20111091000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents11110
Bathrooms & facilities13130
Sports participation770
Youth gender-affirming care12111
Medicaid & public funding for care440
Prisons, jails & detention220
Schools & curriculum34340
DEI & bias training26260
Drag & public expression660
Book bans & censorship23230
Pronouns, names & outing110
Marriage, family & custody23212
Nondiscrimination protections16160
Hate crimes606
Religious exemptions27270
Conversion therapy110
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law541
Symbolic resolutions & recognition11110
Government process, funding & data11110

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
DEI Ban: Colleges22220
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Colleges12120
Don't Say Trans: Elementary12120
Censorship: Online Obscenity11110
Forced Outing: Schools11110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors10100
Trans Bathroom Ban: K1210100
DEI Ban: ADEIB990
Don't Say Trans: K12990
Religious Exemptions: RFRA990
Religious Exemptions: Marriage880
Discrimination in Education770
Show the other 78 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Don't Say Gay: K12770
End Legal Recognition770
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment770
Censorship: Drag Ban660
Don't Say Gay: Elementary660
Misgendering: Permitted660
Religious Exemptions: Medical660
Religious Exemptions: PFCGDA660
Religious Exemptions: Trans DNE660
Sports Ban: K12660
Sports Ban: SWSA660
LGBTQ "Grooming" Bill550
Sports Ban: Colleges550
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage440
Appropriations440
DEI Ban: Government440
DEI Ban: K12440
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Government440
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12440
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA440
Gender Marker Change Ban440
Hate Crime Classification404
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban: K12440
Pathologization440
Public Investment Restriction: Social Credit Score440
Religious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care440
Repeal Pro-LGBTQ Laws440
Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban330
Broad Discrimination: Local Ordinances330
Censorship: Book Ban330
Discrimination in Employment330
Discrimination in Housing330
Discrimination in Public Accommodations330
Don't Say Trans: Secondary330
End Legal Recognition: SWWA330
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Medicaid330
Public Investment Restriction: ESG Funds Ban330
Same-Sex Marriage Ban330
Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination330
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban220
Child Custody Bill220
Child Custody Bill: DACPA220
DEI Ban: EMDT220
Discrimination in Healthcare220
Don't Say Gay: Colleges220
Don't Say Gay: Government220
Don't Say Trans: Anti-Trans220
Don't Say Trans: Colleges220
Don't Say Trans: Government220
End Legal Recognition: WBR220
End Trans Panic Defense202
Marriage Equality202
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban220
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban: Colleges220
Opt-In LGBTQ Education220
Prison Placement Ban220
Public Investment Restriction: Anti-Boycotts220
Religious Exemptions: MRFA220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Accommodations220
Broad Discrimination110
Censorship: Age Verification110
Censorship: Book Ban: K12110
Censorship: Book Ban: Public Libraries110
Conversion Therapy Legalization110
DEI Ban110
Forced Outing110
Forced Outing: Mental Emotional Well-Being110
Forced Outing: Schools: Trans110
Gender Affirming Care101
Gender Affirming Care Ban: JFA110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Liability Law110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Public Funds110
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education110
Religious Exemptions110
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: GAC Ban101
Sports Ban: Secondary110
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties110

Hearings

Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.

Hearings, newest first
DateChamberCommittee
SenateEducation on
SenateEducation on
SenateJudiciary on

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Jeff ShipleyRRepresentativeHD-08720
Dean FisherRRepresentativeHD-05318
Sandy SalmonRRepresentativeSD-02917
Sandy SalmonRSenatorSD-02915
Skyler WheelerRRepresentativeHD-00414
Dennis GuthRSenatorSD-02813
Steven HoltRRepresentativeHD-01212
Jason SchultzRSenatorSD-00610
Tedd GassmanRRepresentativeHD-00710
Thomas GerholdRRepresentativeHD-08410

All 185 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case nabd7c6dad6Iowa Supreme CourtState2021
Case n30c20b5a49S.D. IowaDistrict2020
Case 19-1197Iowa Supreme CourtState2019
Case CVCV055470Iowa Supreme CourtState2017
Case n5283ad744dIowa Supreme CourtState2016
Case n11fe030a80Iowa Civil Rights CommissionState agency2015
Case nd3c801f87fN.D. IowaDistrict1998

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.