Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to the Iowa civil rights Act and discrimination based upon a person’s political beliefs or immunization status, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Civil rights
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People would be protected from being treated unfairly in jobs, housing, schools, and businesses because of their political beliefs or vaccination status. Religious organizations are still allowed to set their own rules based on these things if it fits their religious purpose. Anyone who breaks these new rules could face a fine or a short stay in jail.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits discriminatory practices relating to employment, public accommodations, housing, education, and credit practices based upon a person’s political beliefs or immunization status. However, the bill does allow for the imposition of qualifications by bona fide religious institutions based upon political belief or immunization status if related to a bona fide religious purpose. The bill prohibits discrimination relating to employment opportunity and membership to a labor union or organization based upon a person’s political belief or immunization status. Any person who violates this provision of the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.