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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 436: Relating to the standard of judicial review and providing a claim or defense when a state action burdens a person’s exercise of religion, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2021

  • Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 23 against

For: 1st Amendment Partnership; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Dotdash Meredith; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Greater Des Moines Partnership; Human Rights Campaign; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Business Council; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce; and 11 more

In plain words

  1. February 23, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 24, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Guth, Celsi and Schultz
  3. March 2, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF436