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Amendment H-8139 to HF 2711

Relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirements

Failed · March 4, 2026Vote: 28 yeas, 65 nays

Filed March 4, 2026 in the House by

What it changes

  1. Page 1, after line 6 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 15A.1, subsection 5, Code 2026, is amended by striking the subsection.”
  2. Page 5, after line 16 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 19B.9 Preferential programs. The state shall not fund a program that gives preference to a person based on legacy status, industry, or geographic location.”
  3. Page 10, after line 8 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 421.72 Preferential treatment —— tax expenditures.
  4. As used in this section, “tax expenditure” means the same as defined in section 2.48.
  5. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code to the contrary, there shall not be excluded from the operation or collection of taxes imposed in this state a tax expenditure that is a state-funded preferential program based upon legacy or geography, or that favors one industry over another through economic development allocations.”
  6. Title page, line 2, after “gender,” by inserting “preference,”
  7. By renumbering as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book