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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 173: Relating to the application of foreign laws and constitutional rights and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the application of foreign laws. The bill specifies that it shall be the public policy of this state to protect its citizens from the application of foreign laws when the application of foreign law will result in the violation of a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Iowa, including but not limited to due process; freedom of religion, speech, or press; and any right of privacy or marriage embodied in the Constitution of the State of Iowa.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee

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/89/HF173