90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2082: Relating to gender identity and disability under the Iowa civil rights Act
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. 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 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 provides various remedies for such practices.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 24, 2024
- Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Sami Scheetz (D)
- Rep. John H. Wills (R) · john.wills@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 16 against
Against: Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Disability Rights Iowa; Greater Des Moines Partnership; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Primary Care Association; Iowa Public Health Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Lutheran Services in IA, Inc.; and 4 more
In plain words
- January 22, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
- January 24, 2024House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Scheetz, Wills and J
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/HF2082