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SF 224Died when the session ended · February 10, 2021

Prohibiting persons from entering single and multiple occupancy toilet facilities in elementary and secondary schools that do not correspond with the person’s biological sex

Topics:Civil rightsK–12 education

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2021
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  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

AI summary All public and private schools in Iowa must require students to use bathrooms that match their biological sex. This rule applies to both single-person and multi-person restrooms. The law also states that following these rules is not considered illegal discrimination.1

Read the official explanation

This bill requires elementary and secondary public and nonpublic schools to designate and allow the use of multiple occupancy toilet facilities only by persons of the same biological sex. The bill prohibits a person from entering a school single and multiple occupancy toilet facility that does not correspond with the person’s biological sex. The bill provides that such designations and prohibitions do not constitute unfair or discriminatory practices in violation of the Iowa civil rights Act, Code chapter 216.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 3, 2021. On February 10, 2021 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§216.9A§280.31

How the Code works3

Lobbying

4 for · 22 against · 1 undecided · Who →

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