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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HF 455: Relating to protected classes 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 creates two additional protected classes under the Iowa civil rights Act (Code chapter 216), political affiliation and medical or vaccination status. Current law does not prohibit discrimination in employment, wages, public accommodations, housing, education, and credit practices based on a person’s political affiliation or a person’s medical or vaccination status.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against

For: Informed Choice Iowa

Against: Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa State Education Association; Marion County Board of Supervisors

In plain words

  1. February 27, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF455