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Defining creed in the Iowa civil rights Act
Topics:Civil rights
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2021
- 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 Iowa currently does not have a specific definition for the word "creed" in its civil rights law. This bill would define "creed" to include formal religious beliefs as well as sincerely held personal beliefs about health, vaccinations, and certain medical devices. These changes would affect people seeking fairness in areas like jobs, housing, and education.1
Read the official explanation
This bill defines “creed” in the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 (Code chapter 216) to mean a confession or articles of faith, formal declaration of religious beliefs, a formula or confession of religious faith, or a system of religious belief, and includes any sincerely held lived beliefs related to personal health and wellness, vaccinations, immunotherapies, and any medical device that could impair a person’s breathing or obscure the person’s face. Under current law, the term “creed” is not defined. The Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 prohibits discrimination based on a person’s creed in the areas of employment, wages, accommodations, services, housing, education, and lending.