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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 190: Relating to gender under the Iowa civil rights Act

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to gender under Code chapter 216, the Iowa civil rights Act. Under current law, Code chapter 216 prohibits discrimination in employment, wages, public accommodations, housing, education, and credit practices based upon certain characteristics of a person, including sex and gender identity. A person who claims to be aggrieved by an unfair or discriminatory practice prohibited by Code chapter 216 may file a complaint with the Iowa civil rights commission. Code chapter 216 defines “gender identity” as the gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth. For purposes of Code chapter 216, the bill removes gender identity as a protected class and defines “sex” to mean a person’s biological sex as either male or female.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 20 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Greater Des Moines Partnership; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Environmental Council; and 8 more

In plain words

  1. February 2, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee

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/90/HF190