HF 2139: Prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties

What it does

This bill prohibits school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications. The bill prohibits the board of directors of school districts and the governing boards of charter schools from taking any disciplinary action against an employee, contractor, or student for addressing other employees, contractors, or students using the employee’s, contractor’s, or student’s legal name.

House subcommittee · named January 30, 2024

• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 18 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Professional Educators of Iowa; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Psychological Association; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; and 6 more

In plain words

1. January 25, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. January 30, 2024House subcommittee named: Stone, Gustoff and Kurth
3. February 5, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 6, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. February 8, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2396