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HF 2232Died when the session ended · February 4, 2020

Relating to the commission on the status of African Americans and the office on the status of African Americans

Topics:Civil rightsState government

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2020
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The state would change the names of two specific groups, the commission on the status of African Americans and the office on the status of African Americans. Both groups would now be called the commission on the status of people of African descent and the office on the status of people of African descent. This change also updates how these groups are mentioned in certain state laws.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the commission on the status of African Americans and the office on the status of African Americans. The bill changes the name of the commission on the status of African Americans to the “commission on the status of people of African descent” and the name of the office on the status of African Americans to the “office on the status of people of African descent”. The bill also changes references to African Americans in Code chapter 216A, subchapter 10, to “people of African descent”.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§216A.1§216A.132§216A.141§216A.142§216A.143§216A.146§216A.3

How the Code works3