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Relating to gender identity and disability under the Iowa civil rights Act
Topics:Civil rightsLGBTQIA+
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2024
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary This bill would stop protecting people from discrimination based on their gender identity in areas like jobs, housing, and schools. Instead, it would add gender dysphoria or related conditions to the list of protected disabilities. These changes would affect how the Iowa civil rights commission handles complaints about unfair treatment.1
Read the official explanation
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. 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. The bill also adds a diagnosis for gender dysphoria or any condition related to a gender identity disorder to the definition of “disability” in Code chapter 216. Disability is a protected class for purposes of Code chapter 216. The bill makes conforming changes related to the strike of the definition of gender identity in Code chapter 216.
House subcommittee
Named January 24, 2024. Meeting: Wednesday, January 31 · 12:00 PM · RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
337 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 31, 2024 (337) · on the Legislature’s site