SF 2052: Relating to discrimination on the basis of medical creed under the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill prohibits unfair or discriminatory practices on the basis of medical creed under Code chapter 216 in regard to employment, accommodations or services, housing, education, or credit. Remedial measures under Code chapter 216 are applicable to such conduct. The bill defines “medical creed” as the vaccination or disease immunity status of an individual, an individual’s decision to disclose or refuse to disclose private medical records, and an individual’s sincerely held beliefs relevant to medical interventions. Provisions of the bill are not subject to suspension by the governor during the period of a proclamation of disaster emergency. The bill includes legislative findings. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Senate subcommittee · named January 20, 2022

• Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
• Sen. Pam Jochum (D)
• Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 6 against

For: Informed Choice Iowa

Against: Iowa Independent Physician Group; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Public Health Association; Medical Associates Clinic and Health Plan; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska; The Iowa Clinic, P.C.

In plain words

1. January 18, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
2. January 20, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Jochum and Sweeney