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Repealing gender balance requirements for appointive bodies
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2024
- Done: House committeeFebruary 13, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 26, 202462–33
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 20, 202432–15
- Done: To the GovernorApril 3, 2024
- Done: Signed into lawApril 3, 2024
SF 2096 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 2096, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 2096 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, certain state groups and boards are required to have a balance of men and women in their leadership. This bill would remove those gender balance rules for those groups.1
Read the official explanation
This bill repeals Code section 69.16A, imposing gender balance requirements on appointive bodies established in the Code. The bill makes conforming changes by removing references to Code section 69.16A and gender balance requirements.
House subcommittee
Named February 6, 2024 (as HSB 670). On February 8, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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
7 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 8, 2024 (5), February 1, 2024 (2) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§135.109§135.43§142A.3§148.2A§15.480§155A.2A§159A.13§15F.102§15H.3§176A.8§216A.12§216A.132§216A.92A§217.43§23.3§235B.1§252B.22§256.35A§256.5A§256.82§260C.36§273.15§284.15§28A.7§314.22§331.233§35A.2§373.2§418.5§455A.20§455B.150§46.1§46.2§46.3§46.4§46.9§475A.7§514E.2§542.4§80.28and 4 more
Repeals§69.16A
Cites§256.147
Lobbying
7 for · 15 against · 25 undecided · Who →
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