Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to protected classes under the Iowa civil rights Act
Topics:Civil rights
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- 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 Iowa would add political affiliation and medical or vaccination status to the list of protected groups under the state's civil rights law. This change would make it illegal to discriminate against people in areas like jobs, housing, education, and public places based on these two factors.1
Read the official explanation
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.