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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 505: Requiring that human growth and development instruction provided by school districts include age-appropriate and research-based instruction inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health practices

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 it does

This bill provides that age-appropriate and research-based instruction in human growth and development, which each school board must provide to students enrolled in grades through 12, must include instruction inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health practices.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 27, 2019

  • Rep. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
  • Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Education Association

In plain words

  1. February 25, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 27, 2019House subcommittee named: Salmon, Hanusa and Kurth

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF505