Removing gender identity as a protected class under the Iowa civil rights Act

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2021
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 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

This bill removes gender identity as a protected class under Code chapter 216, the Iowa civil rights Act. Under current law, Code chapter 216 prohibits discrimination in employment, wages, public accommodations, housing, education, and credit practices based upon certain characteristics of a person, including gender identity. A person who claims to be aggrieved by an unfair or discriminatory practice prohibited by Code chapter 216 may file a complaint with the Iowa civil rights commission. Code chapter 216 defines “gender identity” as the gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• HF 2164 Removing gender identity as a protected class under the Iowa civil rights Act
  88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

• HF 190 Relating to gender under the Iowa civil rights Act
  90th General Assembly · In committee
  Very similar

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