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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SF 221: Relating to sexual harassment in employment and working relationships, 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 sexual harassment in employment and working relationships.6B.6B (additional unfair or discriminatory practice —— sexual harassment in employment) in the Iowa civil rights Act.12, but does not include the enumerated circumstances that are set forth as sexual harassment in that Code section. The bill provides that all employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations have an obligation to ensure a workplace that is free from sexual harassment. Furthermore, the bill provides that all persons who engage a person to perform work or services have an obligation to ensure a working relationship with that person that is free from sexual harassment.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2021

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault

In plain words

  1. February 2, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 4, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Celsi and Whiting
  3. February 9, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Brown and Celsi

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF221